'Not mercy, but service, service. For man must be regarded as God' is a statement made by Sri Ramakrishna. Explanation & Key Takeaways: • Ramakrishna Paramahansa was a mystic who lived and worshipped at the temple of Dakshineshwar. • He was not only the source of inspiration and gentle piety to the common people but a powerful magnet for sophisticated middle-class westernized men. • He was initiated into Islam by a Muslim Sufi and had the bible read out to him. • He taught-'Not mercy, but service, service. For man must be regarded as God'. Hence, we can conclude that Ramakrishna Paramahansa made the statement-'Not mercy, but service, service. For man must be regarded as God'. Related Concepts: • Swami Vivekananda • Swami Vivekananda or Narendranath Datta was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. • He was a key figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. • Vivekananda became a popular figure after the 1893 Parliament of Religions in Chicago, where he began his famous speech with the words, "Sisters and brothers of America...," before introducing Hinduism to Americans. • He was the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa and build Ramkrishna Mission(1897) in his name. • Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar • Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay was an Indian educator and social reformer of the nineteenth century. • He was the most prominent campaigner for Hindu widow remarriage and his staunch appeal forced the British govt to pass the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, of 1856. • Bankim Chandra Chatterjee • Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was an Indian novelist, poet, Essayist, and journalist. • He was the author of the 1882 Bengali language novel Anandamath, which is one of the landmarks of modern Bengali and Indian literature. • He was the composer of Vande Mataram, written in highly Sanskritized Bengali, personifying Bengal as a mother goddess and inspiring activists during the Indian Independence Movement.