After the marriage of his elder brother Manarakhan Kunwar to Thethree Devi, the elders of the family felt it was necessary that Ram Surat Kunwar should also be married without delay. They had begun to notice profound changes in him—changes that unsettled them deeply. Ever since the tragic death of the bird, Ram Surat Kunwar was no longer the playful, light-hearted youth he once had been.

He had grown inward, withdrawn, preferring solitude on the banks of the Ganga or the company of Kapadia Baba. His visit to Kasi had awakened in him an intense and indefinable longing for an unknown state that constantly haunted him.

Fearing that this inward pull might distance him permanently from worldly life, the elders resolved that marriage alone could restore him to normalcy. They therefore began searching for a suitable bride.

Around this time, an elderly relative of Ram Surat Kunwar was admitted to the hospital in Ballia with a serious illness. Ram Surat Kunwar, then a student at Ballia High School and staying with relatives, attended to the patient daily with great compassion until he recovered and was discharged.

During this period, the father of a young girl named Dalgireeya Devi, who was also present at the hospital, was deeply impressed by Ram Surat Kunwar’s kindness and character. He approached Ram Surat Kunwar’s parents and proposed his daughter as a bride. The marriage was arranged without Ram Surat Kunwar’s knowledge or consent—a common practice in those days, when elders made such decisions unilaterally.

When Ram Surat Kunwar returned to Nardara, he discovered that his marriage had been fixed. Learning that the girl was illiterate, he strongly protested, declaring that he did not wish to marry at all. But the wedding date had already been set, preparations were underway, and the elders refused to reconsider.

Seeing no other escape, Ram Surat Kunwar resolved to flee. Two days before the wedding, under cover of night, he swam across the Ganga and disappeared. Despite frantic searches throughout the village, he could not be found.

With the wedding imminent, the elders decided that his younger brother Ramdahin Kunwar would marry Dalgireeya Devi instead. Obedient to family wishes, Ramdahin Kunwar went through with the marriage.

Ram Surat Kunwar reappeared in Nardara three days later. Though many scolded him harshly, he remained calm and silent. His elder brother Manarakhan Kunwar, deeply affectionate toward him, intervened and asked him to return to Ballia to continue his studies.

This episode occurred in 1933. Ram Surat Kunwar resumed his education, completed his matriculation in first class in 1937, and joined the Intermediate course at Ewing Christian College the same year. From 1934 to 1937, repeated efforts were made by family elders to persuade him to marry, but he firmly refused.

When the pressure became relentless in 1937, Ram Surat Kunwar cleverly introduced conditions he believed would end the matter. He insisted that he should first see the prospective bride, be allowed to speak with her, and reserve the right to refuse if he was not satisfied.

These demands shocked and angered the elders, as such practices were unheard of at the time. Traditionally, only elderly women selected brides, and husbands spoke to their wives only after marriage. Despite opposition, Ram Surat Kunwar stood firm.

Meanwhile, in the village of Dahiya on the banks of the river Balan in Bihar, Sri Hukum Narayan Roy was searching for an educated groom for his daughter Ram Ranjini Devi. A mutual acquaintance, Sri Mahesh Diwari, learned of Ram Surat Kunwar’s unusual stance on marriage and spoke highly of him.

Intrigued, Hukum Narayan Roy traveled to Nardara to meet Ram Surat Kunwar. Impressed by his intelligence, dignity, and presence, he agreed to honor Ram Surat Kunwar’s conditions.

A discreet meeting was arranged at the house of Dr. Laxmikant Roy, allowing Ram Surat Kunwar to see Ram Ranjini Devi without breaching social norms. On the pretext of sending some edibles to the doctor’s house through her, Ram Ranjini Devi was sent to Dr. Laximant Roy’s house.

When the meeting took place, Ram Ranjini Devi shyly answered Ram Surat Kunwar’s questions regarding her education—she had completed the seventh standard—and withdrew.

Ram Surat Kunwar found no reason to refuse the proposal. The girl was educated, graceful, and gentle. The marriage was celebrated at Dahiya on 22 July 1938, with great joy. Even decades later, Ram Ranjini Devi recalled the incident with bashful embarrassment, her face blushing as she narrated how she had spoken to her future husband before marriage.

After a brief stay at Dahiya, the couple traveled to Nardara. Soon afterward, Ram Surat Kunwar returned to Allahabad to continue his studies, leaving his wife at her parental home.

He completed his Intermediate course in 1939 and pursued a B.A. in English Literature and World History, graduating in first class in 1941. Despite his deepening spiritual life, he excelled academically and was also active in sports—especially volleyball, football, and wrestling.

A conduct certificate issued by the University of Allahabad in 1940 praised his character, discipline, physical strength, and sense of duty. The certificate issued on 21st August 1940 stated as below: “Mr. Ram Surat Kunwar has shaped well, and is regarded as a very good student, hard working and sincere. A healthy young man of very good character, he is a player of volleyball and a considerable wrestler. He is gifted with an acute sense of duty and discipline and can be relied on.”

Marriage did not diminish his spiritual yearning. His search for Truth only intensified. During visits to Dahiya, he often sat in contemplation beneath a peepul tree near the Shiva temple by the river Balan, reflecting on the teachings of Swami Vivekananda and Swami Ram Tirtha.

In the early 1940s, devastating floods destroyed much of the family’s land in Nardara and their house too was damaged to a large extent. Though Ramdat Kunwar built another house in an elevated place, it was not big enough to accommodate a joint family. The loss of land meant loss of income to the family and Ramdut Kunwar struggled to maintain the family.

The dejection and depression took a toll on his health and soon after, Ramdat Kunwar passed away in the mid of 1940s. Manarakhan Kunwar assumed responsibility for the family.

Ram Surat Kunwar, now educated but unemployed, faced increasing hostility from his sister-in-law Dalgireeya Devi. Unable to bear the growing tension, he left Nardara with his wife in 1942 and settled in Dahiya, where he searched for employment.

His father-in-law Hukum Narayan Roy was one among the rich in Dahiya village. Hukum Narayan Roy and his brother Dhanushdharee Roy both their families lived jointly in Dahiya.Ram Ranjini Devi was the only girl child in the family. So everybody in the family was happy when she came back to Dahiya to live there.

Ram Surat Kunwar was fascinated with teaching profession. So he was searching for teaching job in schools. In those days, only Biharian can land in a Bihar State government job. To establish their nativity in Bihar, one needed a birth certificate or a property in their name.

With the support of his father-in-law, who purchased land in his name to establish residency and built a house, Ram Surat Kunwar qualified for a teaching post. In 1943 he began his career as a teacher in Islampur Middle School, Islampur. (Now this town is in West Bengal State).

Within four months, the extreme weather conditions of Islampur affected Ram Surat Kunwar’s health. Unable to continue working there he returned to Dahiya taking a long leave.

He applied for a transfer and was posted to Radhakishen Chameria High School, Barauni in 1944. From the time of drawing his first salary, he consistently sent part of his salary home to support his elder brother, repaying the sacrifices made for his education.

Ram Surat Kunwar wanted to complete a formal teacher training course. After working for one year in Barauni, he saved enough money for the course. He took a long leave again and joined the course in Patna. He completed formal teacher training course as well as ‘First Aid to Injured’ course in 1945.

After completing the course he was posted at Basamba High School, Giridi. He took his wife to Giridi and they lived there for few months. In late 1945 (15/11/1945), while posted at Giridi, his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter.

Ram Surat Kunwar named her Yashodhara (Buddha’s Wife Name). Ram Surat Kunwar adored her deeply, affectionately calling her “Yasho.” Soon after, he got transferred back to Radhakishen Chameria High School, Barauni.

Barauni was closer to Dahiya. Ram Surat Kunwar continued teaching in the school, visiting his family regularly—balancing worldly responsibilities with an ever-deepening inner journey that would eventually draw him away from all worldly ties.