Ramakrishna's mother and his elder brother Rameswar decided to get Ramakrishna married, thinking that marriage would be a good steadying influence upon him—by forcing him to accept responsibility and to keep his attention on normal affairs rather than his spiritual practices and visions.
Ramakrishna ema ning vanem vend Rameswar otsustasid Ramakrishnale naise leida, arvates, et abielu muudab ta stabiilsemaks, sest see sunnib teda vastutust võtma ning pöörama rohkem tähelepanu tavalistele asjadele kui vaimsetele praktikatele ja nägemustele.