Sri Ramakrishna, the Great Master

Its Bengali original was written by Swami Saradananda, which is based on interviews of persons who knew or interacted with him.

The original Bengali book was written from 1909 to 1919, over a period of ten years, in order to repay the debt incurred for constructing Udbodhan House for Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi.

[6] The original Bengali book was translated to English by Swami Jagadananda in 1952 and published by Sri Ramakrishna Math Chennai.

[7] More recently, another English translation has been brought out by Swami Chetanananda, named Sri Ramakrishna and His Divine Play.

Part 1 of the book deals with the early life of Sri Ramakrishna, including his birth and childhood and his spiritual practices, while part 2 deals with Sri Ramakrishna as a spiritual teacher, his relationship with Narendranath Dutta, later Swami Vivekananda, and the later stages of his life.