Sri Ramakrishna’ s elder brother’ s son Ramlal narrated the following incident:
‘A young Ramait monk in Ayodhya had a vision that God had again incarnated on earth, somewhere in the east. In order to see him, the monk started on foot eastward from Ayodhya. When he reached Bengal he heard that there was a great saint named Sri Ramakrishna near Calcutta. He finally found Dakshineswar after a long search and asked someone, “Where is Ramakrishna Paramahamsa?” The people of Kali temple told him that the Master had passed away a few days before. Hearing this heartbreaking news, the monk exclaimed: “What! He passed away? I have come from Ayodhya on foot just to see Him. I went through so much hardship to get here and He has left the body!” The young monk began to sob.
‘The manager of the Kali temple offered him some food from the temple store but he refused it. He went to the Panchavati and stayed there for two or three days without eating. One night Sri Ramakrishna appeared before him and said: “You have not eaten anything for several days. I have brought this pudding for you. Please eat it.” He fed the monk and disappeared.
‘The next morning, I went to Panchavati and the monk was full of joy. I asked: “What happened? You were so unhappy yesterday. Why are you so cheerful today?” Then, he told me everything. He even showed me the earthen pot in which the Master had brought the pudding.’ Ramlal preserved that bowl for a long time, but somehow it was destroyed.