The glories passing of Sriman Ramadas Prabhu

December 10, 2000

In a message dated 12/10/00 6:30:25 AM India Standard Time,

<< Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

On dvadasi night at 10 pm, Ram Das left his body very peacefully here in

Vrindavan in the company of his wife Krishna Kumari. Kavichandra M had just

been there giving him Reiki and they were laughing and joking, but he was

extremely weak. After KM left, he took his milk and pills. Then around 10 pm,

he told Krishna Kumari that he was very thirsty, so she made some juice.

After

he drank it, she could hear gurgling in his lungs like they were filling with

fluid and she knew it was the end. It was just the 2 of them there. She told

him to chant, and he was telling her that it is 10 pm, you must be tired

please

go to bed, it's very late. I'll be alright. He kept repeating this concerned

for her. She kept telling him Ram Das chant Krishna, chant Krishna, and she

began chanting. Srila Prabhupada's happening tape was playing in the

background. That brahmacari, Kala Venu had just one hour before brought a

large

lamination of Srila Prabhupada's torso and it was on the window sill directly

in front of him. With husband and wife alone chanting together, very

peacefully

he passed on to the arms of Lord Krishna in a matter of minutes, fully

conscious and without any trouble.

Yesterday we took him to the Jamuna. Most devotees were out on Marathon, but

whatever Godbrothers and a few others were there and we consigned his mortal

remains to the flames on the bank of Kalindi. He was a very big boy and

Acyuta

had to run and bring another load of wood to finish off.

In a day or two we will have a memorial meeting, since her place is very

small,

I was hoping we could use your living room.

In service to Sri Sri Krishna Balaram,

Deena Bandhu dasa

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