It is a little more than two years since this Satish Maharaj passed away. He joined Ramakrishna Mission at Raipur in 1988. Within a year or two he was transferred to Ramakrishna Mission in Narainpur in Bastar which had been started just a few years back. He soon became its backbone in the form of its school headmaster and stood firm in that post for 23 years. He loved his work, his karma kshetra and his pupils and they too loved him back. He continued to love Narainpur even while he was in Bhopal as could be gathered from his advise to a would be sannyasin from Bhopal to visit Narainpur instead of traditional Sannyasi kshetras like Uttarkashi, etc. after his Sannyasa ordination. I had been only once to Narainpur and I found it a heaven on earth. I found its inhabitants the most innocent of people on earth and this work is one of the most definitive of Ramakrishna Mission's Services and this brother was its anchor in its critical beginning time.
I had seen him in good health only once and it was nice meeting him. It was a sorry sight to see him paralyzed from neck downwards while it seemed that his eyes were active and in good co-ordination with his brain.
Does God exist? What is his play and why play at all? He or She has a lot to answer when we are scheduled to meet.
Beware God! Be prepared for my questions! However you may postpone our meeting one day we do have a date!
The following is from Belur Math's official obituary :
Swami Sarvahitanandaji (Satish Maharaj), former head of Bhopal centre, passed away at Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata, on 22 February at 4.50 pm at an early age of 53. While in Bhopal, he had a cerebral hemorrhage on 20 May 2013 and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital in an unconscious state. After a few days, he was shifted to a better hospital in Indore. On 13 June 2013 he was brought to Kolkata from Indore by an air ambulance and admitted to Seva Pratishthan. Despite best available medical care, his life could not be saved. An initiated disciple of Swami Gambhiranandaji, he joined the Order at Raipur centre in 1988 and had Sannyasa from Swami Bhuteshanandaji in 1998. Besides his joining centre, he served at Narainpur centre as school headmaster for 23 years and Bhopal ashrama as its head for one year. The Swami was cheerful, enthusiastic and unassuming by nature. In his untimely demise, the Order has lost a promising young monastic member.
