Radhakrishnabai's service was remarkable due to her complete disregard for social status in her devotion to Baba. As Chapter 35 explains, she was a Brahmin, a class of people 'worthy of worship by all'. Yet, she undertook the service of sweeping Baba's paths, a task that could be considered menial. The text explicitly states that this 'dullness of thought never touched her faultless heart.' By waking up early and taking a broom in her own hand to clean the paths, she demonstrated profound humility and showed that her service was a pure expression of love, unconcerned with external perceptions of the work.
What was remarkable about Radhakrishnabai's service, and what does it imply about her character?
๐ Chapter 35