One of the great dramatists of his times, Girish Chandra Ghosh, is just an example of the transforming power of Sri Ramakrishna. The life story of Girish gives hope to the hopeless, faith to the faithless, and inspiration to the seekers of God. Before he met Sri Ramakrishna, he had led a reckless, hedonistic life. He was a self-proclaimed libertine and a rebel against God. Yet he had a strong mind, and was a man of tremendous heart. The turn that Sri Ramakrishna gave to Girish's life is epitomized in a conversation that took place between them:

Master: 'Have faith in the Divine Mother and you will attain everything.'

Girish: 'But I am a sinner.'

Master: 'The wretch who constantly harps on sin becomes a sinner.'

Girish: 'Sir, the very ground where I sit becomes unholy.'

Master: 'How can you say that? Suppose a light is brought into a room that has been dark for a thousand years; does it illumine the room little by little, or all in a flash?'

A little later Girish asked, 'Tell me what I should do.'

Master: 'Give God your power of attorney. Let Him do whatever He likes'.

Girish did not understand then what it meant to give God the power of attorney. Taking it to be a licence to do whatever he liked, he agreed to resign himself to God. When he started realizing the implication of it, he found that the most difficult of all spiritual disciplines was laid on his shoulders. How he carried this out in life and how the 'sinner' became a 'saint' is the life story of Girish.

Though in the beginning he was not much attracted by Sri Ramakrishna, he continued to visit him. Whenever he visited Sri Ramakrishna, the latter would welcome him affectionately, but not even once did he ask Girish to give up drinking and his other bad habits. However, the change was inevitable. With unflinching faith in Sri Ramakrishna's redeeming power, he tried to surrender himself completely at the feet of him. After the passing away of Sri Ramakrishna, life brought to him a series of blows, as if to test his surrender to God. But his faith never faltered. His later life blossomed as a blessing to many.

He left the body saying, 'Master, you have come. Please destroy my worldly intoxication. Victory to Sri Ramakrishna! Let us go.'