On another occasion Jogin was coming from Calcutta to Dakshineswar by boat. One of the passengers, knowing Jogin’s destination, began to vilify Ramakrishna: “He is a mere pretender — practising deceit on the public. He eats good food, sleeps on a cozy bed, and turns the heads of schoolboys.” Jogin was terribly hurt to hear that man’s comment about the Master. At first he wanted to rebuke the man, but his gentle nature prevailed and he thought: “Well, people do not know Sri Ramakrishna, so they have odd ideas about him and criticize him. What can I do?” He kept silent.
Upon arriving at Dakshineswar, Jogin told the Master about the incident. He thought that the Master would simply laugh — as he was indifferent to praise or blame — and the matter would end there. But the Master took it quite seriously and said to Jogin: “That man abused me for nothing and you kept silent! Do you know what the scriptures say? You must cut off the head of him who speaks ill of your guru or at least leave his presence at once. And you did not even protest against these false accusations?” It is amusing and instructive to contrast Sri Ramakrishna’s rebuke to Niranjan who, listening to criticism of the Master, was about to sink a boat. The Master trained each disciple according to his temperament.