The author, Swami Apurvananda, was a highly revered monk of the Ramakrishna Order. Besides being an intimate disciple of Holy Mother, Sri Sarada devi, he was blessed with the opportunity to live among the direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, and serve them in various ways. Originally published as 'Devaloke' in Bengali, this book presents his experiences of living in the company of those divine beings.

A collection of reminiscences of a great disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, who was found to be by all who came to him, a motiveless ocean of mercy. Translated from the three volume Bengali work, Sivananda Smrti Sangraha.

Each name expresses one special characteristic of Sri Ramakrishna, in the style of the traditional sahasranamas (Vishnu Sahasranama, Lalita Sahasranama etc.). Devanagari text, transliteration and English translation.