Towards the end of his life, Suresh lost his wife and his only daughter. A lumber merchant of Nimtala (West Calcutta) knew Suresh and had a high regard for his saintly nature. Knowing that Suresh had no income or savings, the merchant requested him to stay on the upper floor of his office building and take care of his English correspondence. Suresh agreed.
Devotion is contagious. Suresh’s devotion for the Master was palpable. Every year during Sri Ramakrishna’s birth anniversary festival, Suresh used to supply sweet curd for offering to the Master. As he had no money on hand on a particular occasion, he asked Sharat Chandra Chakrabarty to accompany him to a jeweller in New Market. He said that he would sell his wife’s last pieces of jewellery to buy the sweet curd. Sharat vehemently protested and offered to loan Suresh some money. Suresh replied: “If my wife were alive, she would not object to my selling her jewellery for our daughter’s marriage. Now I have a chance to serve the Master’s devotees. It is my good fortune that I shall be able to buy sweet curd with this money and the devotees will enjoy the Master’s prasad. Our Master renounced lust and gold, and he taught us to do the same. I never considered money or gold to be the goal of life.”
After receiving initiation from Swami Vivekananda, Sharat Chandra Chakrabarty wanted to offer a special worship to the Master. Swamiji, however, discouraged him because it would have been difficult for Sharat to collect all the necessary articles and then reach the Alambazar monastery from Calcutta early enough in the morning. Suresh came to know about this and assured Sharat that he would arrange everything for the worship of the Master. At 4:00 the next morning, Suresh accompanied Sharat to New Market, bought everything needed, and then sent Sharat to the monastery by carriage. When Sharat asked Suresh to ride in the carriage with him, Suresh said: “No, I cannot go by carriage. I am carrying a pot of sweet curd for the Master, so I must walk. Otherwise it may spill with the jerking of the carriage. I want to be careful, because it is to be offered to the Master.” Sharat reached the monastery at sunrise, and Swamiji, seeing that his disciple had bought all the Master’s favourite things, said in amazement: “This is definitely not the result of your management. Tell me who did the shopping.” When Sharat mentioned Suresh’s name, Swamiji said, “Why didn’t you bring him with you?” Sharat told him the story, and Swamiji, with tears in his eyes, said, “Look, he whom the Master has touched, has become gold.”
Beyond the gaze of the public, Suresh led an intense spiritual life as taught by Sri Ramakrishna. Although he did not take monastic vows, his life was adorned with all the divine qualities — non attachment, purity, unselfishness, truthfulness, and love for God. While chanting the Master’s name, Suresh died in Calcutta on 18 November 1912. (Source: They Lived with God)