From Bhakti Caru Maharaja

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I was also present in those last few months in Vrndaban with Srila

Prabhupada. We were spending 3 or 4 hours a day in his room doing kirtan.

For me it is unimaginable that anyone of Srila Prabhupada's personal servant

could have even ONCE entertained the thought of poisoning Srila Prabhupada.

Absolutly unimaginable!!

 

To suggest, as Nityananda has done that there was not just one who had this

thought, but a conspiracy of a number of his servants, who not only thought

about it but actually carried it out, is so far beyond the pale of

believability, that I like Bhakta Caru Maharaj, have not thought it

necessary to involve myself in defending against this absurd allegation.

 

I those days I was not acting in the capacity of a personal servant, perhaps

that is why my name his not been raised in this allegation. I was however

speaking personally, with Srila Prabhupada on many occasions. He knew very

well that I was independent minded. Once he told me, "I know that you can't

work with your GBC man, so you can work directly for me". There were many

other independently thoughtful devotees also present who Srila Prabhupada

could have called if he really thought that some of his servants were

conspiring to poison him.

 

I do remember one incident that my help shed light on this affair. Satvarupa

Maharaj had just arrived, perhaps a few weeks before Srila Prabhupada left.

He was mentioning how he had invited all the leading devotees in his zone to

come to be with Srila Prabhupada in those, what turned out to be, final

days. He told us how when he had suggested that Nityananda might also visit

Vrndaban to be with his spiritual master, as Srila Prabhupada was requesting

all his disciples to come. Nityananda responded by saying, "What do I want

to go there for!!" in on off handed way. Satvarupa explained that he was

surprised, and offended, that Nityananda was so callous to Srila

Prabhupada's plea.

 

Your servant

Trivikram Swami