According to other fellow disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, including Vivekananda, he was a shining example of renunciation and love for God.

Vivekananda was quoted as saying, during a conversation with Chakravarty, ‘All the characteristics of the highest type of devotion, spoken of in the scriptures, have manifested themselves in Nag Mahashaya.

His aunt told him stories of Puranas, Ramayana and Mahabharata which had a deep and lasting influence on his subsequent life.

[5] He travelled on foot a distance of 10 miles from Narayanganj to reach Dacca and after much effort enrolled himself to the Normal school where he studied for the next 15 months.

[6] Nag Mahasaya married eleven-year-old Prasanna Kumari in accordance with the customs prevailing at that time in Bengal.

Suresh took him to the Nababidhan Brahmo Samaj founded by Keshab Chandra Sen, the then famous religious leader and orator of Bengal.

[7] When the news of his spiritual practices reached Dindayal, the concerned father decided to marry his son off as per the prevailing customs in Bengal.

Having observed austere Brahmacharya (celibacy) for a long time, they took wives for the purpose of continuing their progeny; and having begot sons like Vyasa, Sukadeva, Sanaka and Sanatkumara, they retired to the forest to lead the life of a recluse.

In his medical practice, Nag Mahasaya did not demand fees but accepted whatever patients offered out of love and gratitude.

On one occasion, when his father, Dindayal, purchased an expensive shawl for him, Nag Mahasaya donated it to a poor individual suffering from the cold.

During this time Suresh, the Brahmo friend, told Nag Mahasaya of a certain saint of Dakshineswar, who was none but Sri Ramakrishna.

As detailed in the biography, Sri Ramakrishna inquired about Nag Mahasaya and, during their conversation, used the analogy of a pankal fish—a slippery freshwater fish in Bengal.

He explained that, much like the pankal fish which resides in soil without being tainted by it, one should strive to live in the world without attachment to material possessions to avoid sorrow.

Nag Mahasaya also met the noted Bengali poet and playwright Girish Chandra Ghosh in Dakshineswar, and they were lifelong friends.

Nag Mahasaya got to hear a chance remark of Sri Ramakrishna that it was very difficult for a doctor or a lawyer to realize god.

A few days before the master's death in Cossipore garden house, he by chance heard that Sri Ramakrishna, then terminally ill from throat cancer, had asked for an amalakee (Indian Gooseberry) fruit.

For the last twenty years of his life, Nag Mahasaya came back and settled in his native place to look after his old father.

According to his biographer, Nag Mahasaya was deeply devoted to his followers, treating them with exceptional care and compassion.

He consistently provided his guests with the best room available, and on one occasion, he and his wife spent a stormy night sitting and meditating under a porch.

Nag Mahasaya's income was modest, yet he dedicated a significant portion of it to welfare and service, leaving very little for himself or his family.

According to Sarat Chandra Chakravarty, who was closely associated with the family, she was profoundly devoted to her husband's unconventional practices and revered him as a divine figure.

An excerpt is taken here from the book "Diary of a Disciple" by Sarat Chandra Chakravarty, which illustrates the Swami's views on Nag Mahasaya.

On one occasion when Nag Mahasaya went to the Alambazar Math at noon time when the shrine to the master was closed after the midday meal, one of his brother disciples Swami Ramakrishnananda who was very strict in observing rules regarding service to the Master, himself broke the rules for Nag Mahasaya.

It is mentioned in his biography and several other sources of literature dealing with the disciples of Sri Ramakrishna that he was humility personified.

During the plague epidemic in Calcutta which took place in 1898, Nag Mahasaya nursed his own cook who fell ill and then carried him to the Ganges alone as per the last wish of the man even at the risk of his own life.

On another occasion after a hard day's work he earned some money which he instantly gave away to another man in misery when he heard his sad story, and himself he went without food.

Nag Mahasaya often articulated his belief that "the outside world is the projection of your own mind," likening it to a mirror reflecting the faces one makes at it.

When asked about his habit of keeping his palms folded, he explained that he perceived his personal God everywhere and in every being, making it impossible for him to harm even a single leaf from a living plant.

Those who surrender themselves at the feet of the Lord, by whatever name they may call Him, in whatever form they may meditate on Him -- if they can do that with a sincere and devoted heart, they will surely get the grace of the Almighty.

Sarat Chandra Chakravarty who witnessed his death mentions that even on his deathbed it was his prime concern to serve his guests who came to see him and to talk about Sri Ramakrishna.