Remembering Srila Prabhupada Prescriptions for Ailments

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Prabhupada Said: Prescriptions for Ailments

 

 

While living as a brahmacari in Santa Fe, New Mexico,

Tosana Krsna dasa developed a very bad headache. The

headache continued day and night for over a month.

Tosana Krsna saw three different doctors, but not one

of them could stop his headache. Finally, Tosana Krsna

wrote to Prabhupada asking for advice. Prabhupada

answered him as follows:

 

 

 

"Regarding your headaches, your bowels are not clear.

This is the cause of the problem. So you should take

more milk and fruits, and eat less wheats and rice. If

sandalwood oil is available, you try to massage on

your shaved head. Let me know how this trouble is

improving. A brahmacari should not have any complaint

of bodily disease."

 

-- Letter dated February 17, 1969

 

Tosana Krsna followed Prabhupada's remedy, and within

four days the headache went away.

 

 

 

Madhusudana dasa once had trouble with acne and

Prabhupada asked him what was wrong. "Well," said

Madhusudana, "I'm growing up and a lot of kids get

acne on their faces. It's pimples." Prabhupada told

him to put a little tilaka on each pimple. Madhusudana

did, and the remedy seemed to work, but because

Madhusudana thought the tilaka made his face appear

ghastly, he stopped the treatment. When Prabhupada saw

him next, he asked why he was no longer using the

tilaka. Madhusudana explained why. Prabhupada then

told him to mix boric acid powder and olive oil in a

spoon and heat it over the fire. The result is a

skin-colored cream similar to the kinds sold in drug

stores and effective for controlling acne.

 

 

 

Giriraja Swami once had a very bad case of boils. They

were so bad that Giriraja Swami could only lie in bed

listening to a tape of Prabhupada singing the

"Govindam" prayers. Prabhupada came to his room to see

how he was doing and recommended a cure made from

camphor and other ingredients. Prabhupada later

commented to his secretary, Srutakirti dasa, that like

Srutakirti, Giriraja Swami liked sweets too much. He

advised that Giriraja Swami go on a sugarless diet.

 

 

 

Palika dasi was once very ill, and although doctors

had prescribed mudpacks from the Yamuna and other

remedies, she remained in a critical condition. A

devotee described to Prabhupada Palika dasi's

symptoms. Prabhupada said she should take caranamrta

and that two women devotees should alternate chanting

Hare Krsna right next to Palika all day and night.

Palika dasi was cured by this treatment.

 

 

 

Once, Satyabhama dasi was sick and asked Prabhupada if

she should go to the doctor. Prabhupada said yes,

since we do not know very much about this body, if we

are sick, we have to go to the doctor. He also said

that if the doctor wants to learn about spiritual

life, he has to come to us.

 

Letter to Tosana Krsna dasa, February 17, 1969;

Madhusudana dasa, interview; Giriraja Swami,

interview; Visakha-devi dasi, interview;

Satyabhama-devi dasi, interview.

 

 

 

- From the Prabhupada Nectar by HH Satsvarupa dasa

Goswami Maharaj

 

 

 

 

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