Corrections to: Departure of Srila Prabhupada's granddaughter

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Letter PAMHO:12330295 (95 lines)

Hari Sauri (das) ACBSP

30-Sep-06 09:19 (05:19 -0400)

Dayaram (das) JPS (Mayapur - IN) [43750]

Naru-Gopal (das) JPS (Mayapur Guest House - IN) [19150]

Sankarshan Nitai (das) JPS (Mayapur - IN) [7331]

Reference: Text PAMHO:12329676 by Hari Sauri (das) ACBSP

Corrections to: Departure of Srila Prabhupada's granddaughter

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Prabhus, I just met with Kurma Caitanya prabhu who furnished me with

some clearer details on the boat accident. I suggest that the following

corrections be made to the version I just sent you all. I suggest replacing

the following paragraphs:

 

>

> Because of the floods Gauri had rung her father Sriman Vrindavan

> Candra De, and he advised her to come to their family home in Kolkata

> until it receded. Thus, Sujitendriya, Gauri and their two daughters, Sri

> Hari and several others were waiting for a boat to leave Mayapur. Instead

> of the boat they expected, a smaller one came and offered to take them so

> everyone, about ten persons, climbed on board.

>

> Their route followed the flooded road leading to the Yoga-pitha. As

> they went along, the boat hit the road and suddenly overturned. Everyone

> was pitched into the water. At the side of the road it was deeper and the

> current was running strong. Gauri couldn't swim and Sujitendriya grabbed

> her and their daughter Yamunangi, but both were going under. To save all

> of them from being swept away Sujitendriya grabbed hold of a banana tree

> with one hand. With the other he was hanging on to his wife Gauri in a

> desperate attempt to save her. But by this time she was fully submerged

> and unconscious.

>

> They were pulled out onto the bank and an Australian devotee, Shanti

> Parayana prabhu, attempted to revive Gauri with CPR. After some time

> however it was clear the attempt was not successful. Yamunangi had also

> expired but the youngest girl Bhagirathi was pulled out alive.

>

> Sri Hari prabhu was also drowned. Out of ten passengers three died;

> Gauri, Yamunangi and Sri Hari--Sujitendriya's wife, daughter and brother.

>

New version:

 

 

Because of the floods Gauri had rung her father Sriman Vrindavan

Candra De, and he advised her to come to their family home in Kolkata until

it receded. Thus, Sujitendriya, Gauri and their two daughters, Sri Hari and

several others were waiting for a boat to leave Mayapur. Instead of the boat

they expected, a smaller one came and offered to take them so everyone,

about twelve persons, agreed to use it.

 

Their route followed the flooded road leading to the Yoga-pitha. The

current was running strong at ninety degrees to the road, so all the men got

out and pushed the boat along on either side. Gauri and the two children,

along with their maid, were sitting in the boat. Due to the current somehow

the boat got out of control even though ten men were guiding it. It sank

into the water pitching the women into the flood. Gauri couldn't swim and

Sujitendriya grabbed her and their daughter Yamunangi, but both were going

under. To save all of them from being swept away Sujitendriya grabbed hold

of a banana tree with one hand. With the other he was hanging on to his wife

Gauri in a desperate attempt to save her. But by this time she was fully

submerged and unconscious.

 

They were pulled out onto the bank and an Australian devotee, Shanti

Parayana prabhu, attempted to revive Gauri with CPR. After some time

however it was clear the attempt was not successful. Yamunangi had also

expired in the arms of her father.

 

Sri Hari prabhu went to save the youngest daughter Bhagirathi and

the maid. He succeeded in doing this but in the attempt, although he was a

good swimmer, he was also dragged under and drowned. He died a hero, saving

others while giving his own life.

 

Out of all the passengers three died; Gauri, Yamunangi and Sri

Hari--Sujitendriya's wife, daughter and brother.

[end of corrections]

 

In the paragraph about Sri Hari prabhu the following correction can

be made:

 

Old version:

> Sri Hari prabhu was the President of ISKCON Chittagoan in

> Bangladesh. He fully dedicated his life to Srila Prabhupada's preaching

> mission. He had started to build a house here in Mayapur with Sujitendriya

> prabhu. It is said that if one even thinks of living in the holy dhama,

> Krsna reserves a place for that person, so Sri Hari prabhu has now by the

> mercy of the Lord attained the supreme abode.

 

new version:

 

Sri Hari prabhu was the President of ISKCON Chittagoan in

Bangladesh. He joined ISKCON in 1978 and was the senior-most devotee in

Bangladesh. He fully dedicated his life to Srila Prabhupada's preaching

mission. He had started to build a house here in Mayapur with Sujitendriya

prabhu. It is said that if one even thinks of living in the holy dhama,

Krsna reserves a place for that person, so Sri Hari prabhu has now by the

mercy of the Lord attained the supreme abode.

 

[end of corrections]

 

If you approve of these corrections I will send out the corrected

version immediately to Pamho and dandavats.com.

 

Your humble servant,

Hari-sauri dasa

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