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Ramram hoped his son would follow in his profession, but Ramprasad showed no interest in practical pursuits.

As he grew up, his spiritual inclinations caused a great deal of anxiety to his parents.

Believing that marriage would make Ramprasad more responsible, his parents married him to a girl named Sarvani when he was twenty-two years old.

In keeping with the family custom, the newly wed couple was initiated by the family's spiritual teacher, Madhavacharya.

According to traditional accounts, during initiation when the guru whispered the mantra to him, Ramprasad became consumed by intense longing for the goddess Kali.

One year after the initiation he lost his guru.

Ramprasad later became the disciple of Krishnananda Agamavagisha, a Tantric yogi and scholar.

Agamavagisha was a well known devotee of Kali and the author of the Bengali book Tantrasara.

Agamavagisha instructed Ramprasad in Tantric sadhanas ( spiritual disciplines ) and worship of Kali.