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May 11

 

 

Srila Prabhupada is always most observant and

thoughtful. We were getting our daily drinking water

from the Ganges, but Prabhupada noticed that washermen

were washing clothes in it. It might also be that

wastewater was being dumped into the river. Therefore,

Prabhupada inquired where the townspeople were getting

their drinking water, so that we might do the same.

Today, everyone thought much about the departure of

Jayananda Prabhu. Srila Prabhupada received further

word about his last hours. Jayananda had been in great

pain for months, but he never ceased serving Lord

Jagannatha, making arrangements for His Ratha-yatra

celebration.

On his last day, the pain increased to the point that

he could no longer even chant the holy name. Moaning

in great pain, he expressed the uselessness of

maintaining his diseased body any longer. At the very

end, he hugged his tape recorder tightly, listening to

his spiritual master's chanting of Hare Krsna, and

left his body.

Of his beloved disciple, Srila Prabhupada said, "I am

very proud to have such a disciple. He has died

gloriously. His death is wonderful and we should all

follow his example." Prabhupada quoted Bhagavad-gita

8:5 and read the purport in confirmation. Jayananda

has gone to Vaikuntha to be with Krsna. His photo will

be placed on the Ratha cart and in all our temples, we

will hold a feast in his honor, as we do on the other

Vaisnavas' disappearance days. Jaya Jayananda! Jaya

Jayananda! Jaya Jayananda! Prabhupada cries

remembering you.

 

- From the TKG's Diary by HH Tamal Krishna Goswami

Maharaj

 

 

 

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