hɪz kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹiz nˈoʊɾᵻd bˈoʊθ hɪz lˈæk ʌv sˈɪmpəθi fɔːɹ ɐdvˈeɪɾə vɛdˈæntə, wˌɪtʃ hiː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz "pˈændɪt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən," ænd hˈɪz "wˈɔːɹm ɐpɹˌiːʃɪˈeɪʃən ʌvðə mˌɑːnoʊθiːˈɪstɪk dɪvˈoʊʃən ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi fˈoʊk".
His contemporaries noted both his lack of sympathy for Advaita Vedanta, which he regarded as "pandit religion," and his "warm appreciation of the monotheistic devotion of the country folk".