Golap Ma

Golap Ma (Bengali: গোলাপ মা) was a direct householder disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, the 19th-century mystic and saint, and a foremost companion of Sri Sarada Devi, his spiritual consort and the Holy Mother of Ramakrishna Order, along with her other companion, Yogin Ma.

Very little is known about the early life of Golap Ma, except that she was born into a Brahmin family in the Baghbazar area of North Calcutta, probably in the 1840s.

[4] Golap Ma was one of the major women disciples of Ramakrishna and could render him personal service (sevā) through carrying his food and cleaning his room.

Afterwards, she was one of the first to report on the abject poverty of Sri Sarada Devi in Kamarpukur, and was instrumental in bringing her to Calcutta in 1888.

Subsequently, when the Udbodhan house was constructed for the Holy Mother, by Swami Saradananda, Golap Ma came to stay there permanently.

As a companion of Sarada Devi, she had the unique opportunity of seeing and interacting with her from very close quarters, and therefore was a major source of information on her life and activities.