Bhakta Sanjaya left body

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BHAKTA Sanjaya LEFT HIS BODY

 

One of Mayapur's sankirtan devotees left his body at 4.00 AM on 13th

January, 2004. Bhakta Sanjay was suffering from blood cancer. Three days

ago he was feeling OK and had gone for book distribution in Kolkata, when

all of a sudden he fell sick. He was admitted to the Sishu Mangal Hospital

in Kolkata where doctors found that he was suffering from blood cancer.

 

During the days he spent in the hospital bhakta Sanjaya was calm and

quite. Blood cancer is a disease which often give lots of pain, but

bhakta Sanjaya did not suffer very much. Sankirtan devotees were with

him all the time. Even though hospitals here do not usually allow

visitors outside visiting hours, in this case the hospital authorities

allowed our devotees to be with him.

 

This hospital is managed by the Rama Krishna Mission. The monks there

are always very respectful to our devotees and provide extra facility

and treatment, and in this case allowed our devotees to be with Bhakta

Sanjaya until the end. Devotees were chanting near him when finally,

today at 4.00 AM, during the auspicious brahma-muhurta, Bhakta Sanjaya

left his body. His remains were brought to our Kolkata temple, where

devotees offered prasadam-flowers of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda, Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, and Jagannath-Baladeva-Subhadra. Then his body was brought

to Sridham Mayapur. He was received at the Main Gate by a

sankirtan-party and placed in front of the brahmacaris-ashram, next to a

Tulasi-garden, where devotees offered flower-prasadam again.

 

Bhakta Sanjaya was born in North-Eastern India, in the state of Assam,

Karbialong-province, belonging to the Karbi-race. In this part of Assam

Christian missionaries are very active, trying to convert Hindus to

Christians. Several young boys from that region have joined ISKCON

Mayapur to receive training from us and later returned to that hill-area

to preach Krishna Consciousness.

 

Bhakta Sanjaya was a good book distributor, loved by all devotees for

his simplicity. He was very enthusiastic and always cooperated with his

authorities. He was very happy to distribute Srila Prabhupada's books in

His Divine Grace's birth city Kolkata.

 

He was not yet initiated, but he has taken shelter of the lotus feet of

Srila Prabhupada, dedicating his life to Srila Prabhupada's mission. We

request all devotees to please pray for bhakta Sanjaya, so that

his progress back home to Lord Krsna's eternal shelter will be as smooth

as possible.

 

Bhakta Prakash is survived by his elder brother and younger sister, who

are also vaisnavas.

 

All devotees of ISKCON Mayapur, the sankirtan-devotees in particular,

are very sad about the passing away of Bhakta Sanjaya and miss him, who

could have done much more service to Srila Prabhupada.

 

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