When Holy Mother was living at Nilambar Babu’s garden house in Belur (from 1894 to 1895), Trigunatita was her attendant. He would spread a white cloth under the shefalika flower tree (an autumnal white fragrant flower) so that the blooms might not fall in the dust. Holy Mother would use those flowers for her morning worship. He was extremely thoughtful and resourceful in every action.
After Swami Yogananda’s death in March 1899, Trigunatita took charge of Holy Mother’s physical needs in addition to editing the Udbodhan. His zeal to serve her appeared to be almost an obsession. In October 1899 Holy Mother was going to Jayrambati in a bullock cart via Burdwan. It was past midnight. Trigunatita was walking in front of the carriage as her bodyguard, with a heavy stick on his shoulder. Suddenly he saw a wide breach in the road made by a flood. At once he realized that when the carriage came to the opening, it would either be overturned or receive a terrific jolt, not only disturbing the Mother’s sleep but possibly hurting her physically. Immediately he laid his large body in the breach and asked the driver to drive the vehicle over him. Luckily, Holy Mother awoke before this happened. She took in the situation, and rebuked her disciple for his rashness.
Trigunatita’s love for and faith in Holy Mother was phenomenal. Once Yogin-ma, a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, asked the swami to buy some hot chilies for Holy Mother. In his eagerness to get the hottest possible, he walked through many markets from Baghbazar to Barabazar (four miles), tasting all the hot chilies by chewing one of each, until his tongue became red and swollen. At last he found the hottest ones at Barabazar and brought them to the Mother. When Holy Mother heard about it, she said, “What devotion to the guru!” Later when Trigunatita went to America, he sent money regularly for Holy Mother’s personal service. (Source: God Lived with Them)