Narayana Maharaja

[Guest guest]

Dear GBC members,

 

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

 

A GBC member forwarded me the following clip from a message Trivikrama Swami

forwarded into this conference. The original message was written by Chandra

dasa. I would like to comment upon it.

 

Internet: Chandra Dasa <c_dasa (AT) hotmail (DOT) com>

01-Aug-99 14:24 +0200

india.open (AT) bbt (DOT) se

Chakra News [324]

ISKCON UK Promotes Narayana Maharaja

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Dear Prabhus, Hare Krsna. PAMHO. AG 2 SP.

 

In an amazing about turn, the temple authorities at Bhaktivedanta

Manor have facilitated HH Narayana Maharaja, on his current UK tour.

 

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This is a highly inaccurate statement. The following message, which I wrote

to Sivarama Swami about the incident, more accurately explains the

situation:

 

Letter COM:2468484 (45 lines)

Vipramukhya Swami

13-Jul-99 11:09

Sivarama Swami

Reference: Text COM:2466092 by Sivarama Swami

One for You.

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Dear Sivarama Maharaja, it is true that I told Anandini that there was no

ban on Narayana Maharaja visiting ISKCON temples, but he was not allowed to

speak at ISKCON temples unless it was cleared by the GBC and that I did not

have the authority to authorise that. There was no formal request from

anyone on their side that he be allowed to visit, and my conversation with

Anandini was hardly an invitiation to Narayana Maharaja. I was, in fact, in

the process of asking her to leave the temple premises at the time. I found

her preaching on a Sunday and inviting guests to see Narayana Maharaja. One

of the persons she spoke to, a bhakta here for 7 months, defected to Narayan

Maharaja the next day. So the conversation with Anandini was hardly on

friendly terms, and ended rather abruptly and awkwardly when she turned and

walked off the property on my request.

 

Narayana Maharaja barged in with his followers having a kirtan during our

own guru-puja to Srila Prabhupada and created a disturbance. He then went to

Srila Prabhupada's quarters and sat down and spoke for 20 minutes, despite

whatever I had said to Anandini.

 

Your servant,

Vipramukhya Swami

 

> Dear Maharaja

> Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

>

> I am in touch with Gopavrndapala, one of NM's saner followers. I wrote him

> of the incident and this is what he write back. Could you clarify your

> stated no objection to NM's visit. I am sure it is inacuaret but I assume

> it will be along with my letter used as info against us.

>

> Here is the excerpt

>

> <

> Thank you for keeping in touch, although on a sour note. The only line to

> NM I have insists that contact with Vipramukya Swami did occur long before

> the

>

> arrival of Maharaja and his troops. According to this source, although

> Vipramukya made it clear he wasn't happy about it, he said he would not

> prevent NM's trip to the Manor. I am guessing that Anandini, who made the

> request, took that as a green light and informed Brajanath or Naveen

> accordingly. With their own slant on it they then informed Maharaja that

> the way was clear.>

>

> Your servant

> Sivarama Swami

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