Jayrambati

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[edit] The village and its surroundings

Jayrambati is located within the jurisdiction of Kotulpur Police Station in the Subdivision of Vishnupur in the District of Bankura, West Bengal state of India and is comparatively prosperous in relation to other neighbouring villages.

It stands about three miles to the west of Kamarpukur and two miles to the east of Sihar - the birthplace of Hridayrama Mukhopadhyaya, a nephew of Sri Ramakrishna. One is to cross the rivulet Amodar and a vast open field to reach the village of Deshra which ties to the north of Jayrambati. Vishnupur and Arambag are located at a distance of twenty-seven miles and about twelve miles and a half respectively from Jayrambati.

The natural scenery of Jayrambati is very charming. This village, surrounded on all sides by green pastures, untrimmed meadows, trees and shrubs, breathes a typical rural atmosphere. The area that extends for about half a mile between this village and the Amodar is very fertile and yields all kinds of vegetables and other agricultural products.

[edit] Peace and prosperity

After the birth of Sarada Devi, who is worshipped as Holy Mother, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna, the village began to show distinct signs of prosperity which was not so much in evidence before her advent. The main source of irrigating the nearby cultivable lands is the big lake called 'Mother's Tank' where the visitors and the village-folk take their bath and get refreshed. It is said that the Holy Mother in her girlhood used to cut aquatic grass for cows in neck-deep water from this very tank. At present water is supplied to this reservoir from the river Amodar by means of an electric pump and is utilized for the irrigation of the surrounding fields for the purpose of cultivation.

There is, besides, another tank called 'Barujjey Pukur' (i.e. Banerji's tank) which lies on the south-eastern corner of this village and is surrounded with palmyra trees.

[edit] Birth place of Sarada Devi

Sarada Devi was born in this village in 1853. This picturesque village with its sacred traditions has become one of the most holy places of pilgrimage in the world. On one occasion, the Holy Mother, after touching the dust of this place with her forehead, remarked, One's own mother and the land of birth are even far superior to Heaven.