Matangini, Baburam’s mother, was a devotee of the Master. When she visited Dakshineswar during this time, the Master asked her, “Will you give me something?” “Yes, sir, whatever you ask.” “Will you give me your son? I want a pure-hearted boy to live here. I am greatly pleased even when he gives me a glass of water.” Matangini at once agreed: “It is my good fortune, sir, that you will accept him and that he will live with you. But, does anybody give away her son for nothing?” Ramakrishna smiled and asked, “What shall I give you?” Matangini humbly said, “I have just two requests: one is that I may have unflinching devotion for God; the other is that none of my children dies before I do.” Sri Ramakrishna granted her those boons.