HH Jayapataka Swami is in critical condition from a stroke, please everyone pray

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Maharaj’s consciousness level is the same

Latest update (07 Nov - report)

 

 

 

 

By gopijana on Fri, 2008-10-24 18:29.

 

 

 

By Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai. Maharaj’s consciousness level is the same. The different parameters are stable.The doctors are saying there is more or less no active management except nursing care which is being well taken care of.From our side, we have suggested to integrate acupuncture and acupressure along with the ongoing treatment which is to be discussed with the intensivist and acupuncturist tomorrow.

 

‘Get Well’ letter

By gopijana on Fri, 2008-11-07 15:37. This is a ‘Get Well’ letter received from Bir Krishna das Goswami. Bhakti Siddhanta Maharaja read out this letter along with letters from Sivarama Swami and Radhanatha Swami to Jayapataka Maharaja.

 

My dear Jayapataka Maharaja, Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I have been praying intensely to my Deities every day for your health. It is essential that you get well as quickly as possible. I am saying

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All glories to the merciful Lotus Feet of Srimati Radharani-( Video Added)

By Shyamagopika dd on Thu, 2008-11-06 13:07.

 

 

 

 

 

Today is Gopastami. Gopastami is a special day in Mayapur as we get lotus feet(s) darshan of Srimati Radharani and Astasakhis.

 

During Gopastami, darshan arotika is ecstatic as devotees eagerly await the opening of curtains to have this once in a year ‘Charan Darsana’.

 

‘May my heart chant the glories of Sri Radha's very beautiful lotus feet, which are golden above their reddish soles, and which steal away the heart of Lord Hari with their sweet transcendental splendor’.

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Srila Prabhupada Disappearance day festival Video

 

 

By gopijana on Wed, 2008-11-05 13:24.

 

 

Srila Prabhupada’s disciples mercifully shared sweet memories of their spiritual master Srila Prabhupada at the Tirobhav festival held in Pushpa Samadhi Mandir.

 

HH Bhakti Charu Swami,

HH Umapati Swami,

HH Hanumat presaka swami,

HG Jananivas pr,

HG Pankajanghri pr,

Hari Sauri pr,

Bhavananda pr,

Sree Raga pr,

Suresvara pr,

Madhusudana pr,

Kanchanbala mataji,

Ragatmika mataji and others offered glorifications.

Please log on to audio lectures downloads to listen to these wonderful memories.

Gauragopala pr was there in the background at Mayapur seeking the mercy of the devotees, after 15 years not even Hari Sauri prabhu new who he was.

[Sarva gattah]

 

 

Patita Pavana Gaura Hari!!

Everyone please keep praying for H.H. Jayapataka Maharaj

 

[Sarva gattah]

 

 

Maharaja’s external condition has been pretty much unchanged for the last 15 days.

 

Latest update (07 Nov - report)

 

By gopijana on Fri, 2008-10-24 18:29.

 

Bhaktisiddhanta Swami visited Jayapataka Maharaja and wrote the following note:

 

When I saw Maharaja in the morning around 11am and again at 7:00pm he was sleeping, some coughing clearing of mucus etc, and I was a little sad to not see so much of a continuation from the previous day, however in leaving the hospital one doctor alleviated my lamentations about the fact that Maharaja’s external condition has been pretty much unchanged for the last 15 days.

 

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Protection and RAYERS for JAYAPATAKA MAHARAJA om YouTube

 

 

 

Protection and PRAYERS for JAYAPATAKA MAHARAJA

Please Pray for HH JAYAPATAKA MAHARAJA who is seriously ill in Mumbai Hospital ICU..this is for You Guru Maharaja

 

 

 

 

 

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja speaks on Goloka Retreats

 

ISKCON - Tirupathi - Kirtan by HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja

 

 

Grand Opening Festivity at ISKCON Tirupathi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harinama with HH Jayapataka Swami in Sydney

 

 

Harinama with HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja in Parramatta (Sydney). AMAZING DAY!!!! Spiritual Seekers. Part 1

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft09cwqQtgY&NR=1

gurupuja kirtan jayapadaka maharaja

ISKCON Hong Kong temple

 

[Sarva gattah]

Jayapataka Maharaj wanted to speak today but due to the effect of the stroke and cerebral aneurysm 17 days ago, it was not possible for him at this time.

We started to chant the Maha Mantra and he started to move. I could see that he also started to chant with us.

 

Monday, November 10:

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja's status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai:

 

Maharaja's consciousness is the same as yesterday. He is trying to

communicate by writing but is weak to write at the moment. The weaning from the ventilator is going to start today. Please continue to pray intensely.

 

Sunday, November 09 - Evening Report:

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja's status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai:

 

 

Maharaja's consciousness in the evening is the same as morning. He is fully conscious and trying to talk. The other parameters are also stable.

Tomorrow the doctors will try to wean Maharaj off the ventilator. Please continue to pray intensely for this to be a success.

 

Sunday, November 09 - Report from His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaja::

 

The other day, just before entering into Jayapataka Maharaja's room in the Hospital, Kavichandra Maharaja phoned me and asked me if I would like to speak to Maharaja. I was naturally excited and agreed.

 

Soon Kavi Candra Maharaja phoned me and arranged for me to speak to Jayapataka Maharaja through his speaker phone. I spoke to Maharaja for a few good minutes.

 

Later on Kavichandra Maharaja told me how Maharaja looked so happy to receive that call. Other devotees present there also gave some very exciting reports on how Maharaja gave visible indications of his appreciation of that phone call.

 

Upon hearing that I felt that if my phone call can give so much joy to Maharaja, then my personal presence could mean so much more to him and I decided to go to Mumbai immediately.

 

I came here three days ago. After dropping my luggage at the temple I went straight to the hospital. Maharaja's condition did not look good at all. He was unconscious and during the one and a half hour that I was there he did not open his eyes even once.

 

I just stood there by his bed praying to Srila Prabhupada and reading Sri Caitanya Caritamrita with a hope that he may be able to hear.

 

Yesterday I went to see him at mid-day. One of Maharaja's disciples who were there with him informed him about my arrival and immediately Maharaja opened his eyes.

 

The devotee told him again that I was there. Maharaja's eyes opened wider as if trying to see where I was. Since I was on the other side of the bed, he could not see me. So I walked to the other side of the bed for him to see me. He kept looking at me and opened his mouth trying to say something.

 

It was painful to see him in that condition. I asked him whether I should read the Caitanya Caritamrita out to him. He nodded his head in approval. I was reading and his eyes were fixed on me wide open.

 

At one point he lifted his left hand. We felt very excited and informed the nurse and she told us that he had been doing that few a times already and she indicated that it was a very good sign. Soon afterwards the doctor came to check him.

 

I was wondering whether I should stop reading the Caitanya Caritamrita.

 

The doctor noticed my hesitation and assured me to continue reading. He seemed quite pleased to see the reports on Maharaja's condition and noted his progress.

 

I told him how Maharaja was lifting his hand and he asked Maharaja to lift his right hand. Maharaja did. He asked him to lift his left hand and he did that too. Then he asked him if he could lift his legs. His legs, which were covered with a bed sheet, started to move. The doctor was visibly excited to see his progress. He told me that it is a very good sign.

 

All his limbs were working.

 

I went back to the temple and gave the good news to all the devotees. It seemed that all of a sudden the heavy atmosphere of uncertainty and gloom disappeared and the mood became so joyful. The lady disciples of Jayapataka Maharaja whom I saw crying in the morning their faces lit up with a beautiful smile. Everyone became so hopeful.

 

I would have written to you all earlier, but I did not because I had a strong feeling that today his condition would improve even further and I would be able to give you greater good news.

 

Today I went to see him in the morning. Kavichandra Maharaja, Bhaktisiddhanta Maharaja, Brajahari Prabhu and I walked to his bed in the Critical Intensive Care area. He opened his eyes when I held his hand and spoke to him.

 

As I anticipated, his condition seemed to be much better than yesterday. I told him who all were present there. He acknowledged everyone. He was visibly excited to see us all.

 

He wanted to speak but in that condition it was not possible for him. We started to chant the Maha Mantra and he started to move. I could see that he also started to chant with us.

 

At one point Kavi Candra Maharaja started to chant quite loudly, Jayapataka Maharaja immediately turned his face to see who was that. It was a clear reflex reaction.

 

Madhavananda Prabhu, a doctor disciple of Radhanath Maharaja, who also is the doctor in-charge of the Bhaktivedanta Hospital came and when I informed Maharaja about his arrival he immediately looked at him and recognized him.

 

Madhavananda Prabhu told him about a dream he had the last night. He saw that Jayapataka Maharaja took off the ventilator himself and started to speak.

 

When he was told that it could be quite dangerous Maharaja did not pay any heed and continued to speak to the devotees and then started to sing and dance. He was indeed amazed at his improvement and felt that his dream was actually became a reality.

 

Although Maharaja is not able to speak but it is quite clear that he is fully conscious and he is also able to move his hands and legs which is a clear indication that there is no major brain damage or possibility of paralysis. Once again we are seeing how Krsna protects His devotees and makes impossible possible.

 

Yours in the service of Srila Prabhupada,

Bhakti Charu Swami

 

Sunday, November 09 - Report from His Holiness Bhaktisiddhandta Swami Maharaja:::

There is no doubt the decision has been made...HE IS BACK WITH US

At 10:45 am Bhakti Caru Swami, Kavicandra Swami, Braja Hari and myself went to see him and GM was awake chanting. He looked at each of us and Bhakti Caru Swami said, placing his hand on GM's chest..

 

"Wow you look great, just look at your fighting spirit...you really had us worried...we need you so much to guide us in service to Srila Prabhupada" Kavicandra Maharaja said"There are 24 hour kirtans going around the world for you".

 

GM was choked up with tears in his eyes and he tried to speak, Bhakti Caru Swami said

 

"Don't try to exert your self please relax..And we all chanted Hare Krnsa out loud to calm him. Kavicandra at the foot of the bed yelled out "Gauranga" and then GM had to shift his attention to the end of the bed.

 

Then BCS asked him would you like to hear from the CC?...how about the chapter Talks between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Caitanya? Gm made a slight affirmation.

 

During the reading Kavicandra Maharaja was giving him reiki around the leg area and noticed that when the description of Mahaprabhu dancing GM's right leg gave a small kick.

 

He then was able to feebly lift his left hand over his chest to hold Bhakti Caru Swami's hand.

 

For the first time he was moving his head from right to left, up and down to take in all the persons that were there...sometimes he would look over head as we spoke.

 

Doctor Madhavanada, the director of the Bhaktivedanta hospital arrived and GM recognized him motioning with his left hand and pointing at the ventilator system that is a plastic pipe that goes into his throat.

 

The doctor said "that we have to keep that in for a while to help you clear the mucus...just some more days. You are doing very very well, we are very happy at your progress".

 

Last night the doctor had a dream and he was with GM at his hospital bed and he was pulling the ventilator pipes from his chest saying "I don't need them any more".

 

The DM was amazed to see that he was pointing to the very pipes he pulled out in the dream. Again GM tried to talk and the doctor said you are doing fine in a few days you can write to us. A large card with the alphabet was brought over and he tried to point to a few letters but it was too strenuous...DM said don't worry you can do this later"

 

At the same time the local doctors had arrived and were watching, I think Doctor Ashok, the nuerologist, was there for the first time to see GM active, we were going to clear out but he motioned for us to stay saying" This is the best thing for him now".

 

Again we began to chant together and you could see how GM was trying to speak the mahamantra and say Gauranga...One could easily perceive that GM appeared to be restless...wanting to do more...Kavicandra jokingly quipped" He is probably thinking of an unused plane ticket that he hasn't used up yet" As we were leaving it was clear that GM, looking at Bhakti

 

Caru Swami, silently formed the words 'Thank you'.

Out in the hall DM said things are going well, he is stable and his

platelets are up to 70,000 in my opinion we should not move him until he is completely off the ventilator.

 

Two days ago I saw him and today I am amazed to see this. Kavicandra added "I could really see he has taking the reiki...I have not seen him like this since he arrived"

 

In conclusion...a strong indication has been made: This is such good news but we are still in the critical stage...all of the prayers and yajnas are being felt, and now we have to only increase and not let up. Kavicandra mentioned (because today is Ekadasi) that if everyone in the movement did nirjala just think how powerful that could be?

 

Krsna is reciprocating with the desires of his devotees...this is the most important cure. Now we have a lot of work to do to try to bring GM back to 100%...please please please continue....

Best wishes

Your servant

Bhaktisiddhanta Swami

 

Sunday, November 09:

 

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja's status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital

 

Today mornings' Srila Jayapataka Swami Maharaja is evidence of the power of prayers of all the devotees all over the world. By Srila Prabhupada’s and Krishna’s mercy Maharaja is completely conscious, recognizing everyone, trying to speak and chant (of course he can’t do that because of the tracheostomy tube) and moves all his limbs.

 

HH Bhakti Caru Swami Maharaja, HH Kavicandra Swami Maharaja, HH Bhakti Siddhanta Swami Maharaja were all reading from Caitanya Caritamrta and Maharaja could understand everything.

 

Maharaja wants to come out of the ventilator. His blood pressure and other parameters are stable. We are hoping that very soon he will be out of the ventilator as well but that remains unpredictable even at this moment.

Maharaja is also getting acupuncture. Yesterday the first sitting of acupuncture was done and it will continue as long as the hospital authorities allow us.

 

Please continue to pray very sincerely and enthusiastically.

Gauragopala dasa ACBSP

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So what are the medical facts of survival in Maharaj's case that we are all interested to know?

 

Although Spiritually it's all in the hands of Krsna and especially the PRAYERS of the Vaishnavas

 

The risk of death from an intraparenchymal bleed in traumatic brain injury is especially high when the injury occurs in the brain stem.

 

Early diagnosis and treatment are important. The risk of death from an intraparenchymal bleed in traumatic brain injury is especially high when the injury occurs in the brain stem. For spontaneous ICH seen on CT scan, the death rate (mortality) is 34–50% by 30 days after the insult.

 

What is a Cerebral Aneurysm?

 

A cerebral aneurysm is the dilation, bulging, or ballooning-out of part of the wall of an artery in the brain. Cerebral aneurysms can occur at any age, although they are more common in adults than in children and are slightly more common in women than in men.

 

The signs and symptoms of an unruptured cerebral aneurysm will partly depend on its size and rate of growth. For example, a small, unchanging aneurysm will generally produce no symptoms, whereas a larger aneurysm that is steadily growing may produce symptoms such as loss of feeling in the face or problems with the eyes.

 

Immediately after an aneurysm ruptures, an individual may experience such symptoms as a sudden and unusually severe headache, nausea, vision impairment, vomiting, and loss of consciousness.

 

Is there any treatment?

 

<DISORDER_TREATMENT>For unruptured aneurysms, treatment may be recommended for large or irregularly-shaped aneurysms or for those causing symptoms. Emergency treatment for individuals with a ruptured cerebral aneurysm may be required to restore deteriorating respiration and reduce abnormally high pressure within the brain.

 

Treatment is necessary to prevent the aneurysm from rupturing again. Surgical treatment prevents repeat aneurysm rupture by placing a metal clip at the base of the aneurysm.

 

Patients for whom surgery is considered too risky may be treated by inserting the tip of a catheter into an artery in the groin and advancing it through the blood stream to the site of the aneurysm, where it is used to insert metal coils that induce clot formation within the aneurysm.

 

</DISORDER_TREATMENT>

What is the prognosis?

<DISORDER_PROGNOSIS>The prognosis for a patient with a ruptured cerebral aneurysm depends on the extent and location of the aneurysm, the person's age, general health, and neurological condition.

 

Early diagnosis and treatment are important. The risk of death from an intraparenchymal bleed in traumatic brain injury is especially high when the injury occurs in the brain stem.

 

Intraparenchymal bleeds within the medulla are almost always fatal, because they cause damage to cranial nerve X, the vagus nerve, which plays an important role in blood circulation and breathing.

 

This kind of hemorrhage can also occur in the cortex or subcortical areas, usually in the frontal or temporal lobes when due to head injury, and sometimes in the cerebellum.

 

For spontaneous ICH seen on CT scan, the death rate (mortality) is 34–50% by 30 days after the insult.

 

</DISORDER_PROGNOSIS>

What research is being done?

 

<DISORDER_RESEARCH>The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) conducts research in its laboratories at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and also supports additional research through grants to major medical institutions across the country.

 

The NINDS supports a broad range of basic and clinical research aimed at finding better ways to prevent and treat cerebrovascular disorders such as cerebral aneurysms.

 

</DISORDER_RESEARCH>

Select this link to view a list of studies currently seeking patients.

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Jayapataka Maharaj wanted to speak today but due to the effect of the stroke and cerebral aneurysm 17 days ago, it was not possible for him at this time.

 

There seems to be a few big contradictions here: One day Jayapataka Swami is vastly improving, he is wide awake, fully conscious, indeed he is talking, joking and asking people to read for him, and he is moving his limbs etc., the next day - he cannot speak, move any limbs at all, or even breathe on his own, he is unconscious, and he has to be rolled over and over in bed to avoid bed sores, in short he is connected to a ventilator and his condition is "critical."

 

Somehow it seems: we are not getting the real story.

[Sarva gattah]

By now most of you must have heard about the positive health developments of HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja.

 

 

 

 

As 'Personalists' Krsna always tries to please His devotees just as His devotees try to please Him therefore, Krsna's discission is ALWAYS based on the reciprication with His Devotee, so this is why the prayers to Krsna are so important because it is those prayers that win the favour of Krsna as the 'Nectar of Devotion' teaches.

 

 

Krsna is not impersonal as some foolish impersonal 'Swamis. yogis and Sanyasis portray, He does everything for His sincere devotees and NEVER makes a discission alone. Some say everything is in Krsna's hands, yes, that is true, but his discission is never made alone, it is always made in the association of His pure loving selfless devotees and frankly, that discision between Him and His devotees is really inconcievable to our small conditioned minds!!

 

 

 

 

 

He can even put an elephant through the eye of a needle to please His devotees. Krsna therefore, is always under the control of His pure selfless austere merciful devotees and rewards them accordingly - Sarva

 

[gauragopala dasa]

 

Bhakti Purusottama Maharaja so lovingly reguested - "But my humble request to all devotees around the world is that they kindly do not relax their prayers, chanting, and kirtans on hearing this news.

 

The doctors are giving no medicine, as there is nothing to give and no surgery is possible. That means the only improvement we see now is due ONLY to the medicine of prayers from the devotees around the world, and the chanting of the holy names.

 

Every little step towards improvement that Maharaja makes is fully dependent on how seriously devotees are chanting and praying. This is the only way he will recover".

 

I find this statement by Bhakti Purusottama Maharaja very interesting, inspirimg and very, very personal. After nearly 40 years of aspiring to be a servant of Srila Prabhupada, I am now just beginning to understand PERSONALISM.

 

As the Supreme Personality of Godhead (the personification of Personalism), Krsna always tries to please His PURE devotees, just as His dear humble prideless devotees try to please Him.

 

Therefore, Krsna's discission is ALWAYS based on the reciprication with His dedicated sincere non-materialistic Devotees.

 

So this is why the prayers to Prabhupada and Krsna are so important from those truely aspiring to unconditionally serve Krsna's PURE devotees, because it is those wonderful selfless prayers that win the favour and attention of Krsna as the 'Nectar of Devotion' teaches.

 

Krsna is not impersonal as the foolish impersonal 'Swamis. yogis and Sanyasis portray, He does everything for His sincere devotees and NEVER makes a discission alone, Krsna is never alone.

 

We rightly say everything is in Krsna's hands, yes, that is true, but His discission is never made alone, it is always made in the association of His pure loving selfless devotees and frankly, that discision between Him and His devotees is really inconcievable to our small conditioned minds!! But Prayer to the Lord does work if we pray with the desire to bring a massive Krsna Conscious revolution to this mundane world dominated by exploitation and sense gratification.

 

Such prayers WILL help wonderful devotees like Jayapataka Maharaj heal and again preach EVERYWHERE.

 

We must always remember that Krsna can even put an elephant through the eye of a needle to please His dear sincere devotees. Krsna therefore, is always under the control of His pure selfless austere merciful devotees and rewards them accordingly.

 

Your fallen servant Gauragopala dasa ACBSP

[Sarva gattah]

If you have some suggestion on how to help Maharaj talk, as he has NOT been able to speak now for 22 days, you can write to rdd@pamho.net.

 

Latest update (13 Nov - Report)

By gopijana on Fri, 2008-10-24 18:29.

 

By Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai.

Maharaj's consciousness is the same. He is trying to communicate.We are trying to find ways by which we can understand what he wants to say. If you have some suggestion you can write to rdd@pamho.net.

 

Till yesterday, Maharaj was on minimal ventilatory support for a long time. Now he is back on normal ventilatory support. Doctors said weaning from the ventilator will take a longer time. Please continue to pray intensely.

[Sarva gattah]

 

 

Jayapataka Maharaj now eating solid foods

 

 

Today Friday 14th November 2008, the doctors have allowed Jayapataka Maharaj to begin eating semi solid food, soups and an energy pudding.

 

The nurse would say -

 

“Swamiji please open…now swallow"

 

Sometimes Maharaj would not eat so but when Revati Raman implored saying -

 

“The doctors have seen improvement allowing you to eat…so you must take to get strong…please open”

 

He would then open his mouth and swallow.

[Sarva gattah]

Get well letters for Jayapataka Maharaja

Dear Jayapataka Maharaja,

 

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

I am so happy to hear the news about the improvement of your health. I am sure that this miracle happened only because of the ardent prayers of the devotees all over the world. I prayed too, again and and again, as much as I could.

 

With a small group of devotees we went to Nathadwar, and there at the temple of Sri Nathaji I offered Him my prayers for your protection. I felt some relief after that because I felt that Sri Nathaji who has protected all the residents of Vrindavana and who gives shelter to all His sincere devotees will never forsake you.

 

All the devotees in Russia love you and have greatest regard for you. I spoke with many of them trying to encourage them and to give them some solace during these days. We all feel your loving care and concern. Please continue giving us all your association.

 

During these days I saw so many GBCmen and sannyasis crying because the very thought of your possible departure was unbearable for them. I cried too suddenly realizing how important role you play in my life.

 

Please, dear Maharaja, get better soon. The news of the improvement of your health is the best news we can all have these days.

 

Your servant, Bhakti Vijnana Goswami

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Dear Godbrother Jayapataka Maharaja,

 

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

All of us are are feeling so much consternation and deep concern about your present condition. It is a sad feature of this world that we don’t really appreciate the true value of something until we are deprived of it.

 

That is what I now feel regarding your association. I have taken it for granted that you are there somewhere, safe-guarding ISKCON. Please get well soon so that I can have the opportunity to relish your association again.

 

Never have I known any devotee who does as much service as you, and is able to multi-task; preaching, managing, caring for devotees, attending meetings and other duties.

 

Certainly Mahaprabhu manifests through His devotees to provide vision for spreading the Sankirtan Movement. Many years ago when all of us were still in the temple mode, you began the Congregational Ministry, which is now the main beacon of hope, chalking out the direction for the future of ISKCON.

 

You diligently watch over ISKCON, knowing its laws, and always take great care to assure that Srila Prabhupada’s legacy is carefully preserved.

 

I hope that you can forgive all my offenses and return to your formal service, and allow me to try to serve you again. You have imbibed the intricacies of vaisnava behavior and etiquette, and I have learned many aspects of the same by being with you, and observing you in Mayapur. We need your presence and preaching.

 

Krsna has already reclaimed too many valuable generals in ISKCON’s ranks. Please stay with us for many more years, as you are one of the pillars that provide strength and guidance to Srila Prabhupada’s mission.

 

I fervently pray that your health better daily, and that you give us signs that you will stay with us for a long, long time.

Your servant,

 

Guru Prasad Swami

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Dear Jayapataka Swami Maharaj, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

Ever since I first heard about your difficult health situation, I went into a state of internal meditation and constantly begged Lord Krishna’s permission to let you stay on this planet for longer. Your presence is vital for the Sankirtan Movement.

 

We can all see how arduously you serve Iskcon so that devotees are aware of how important it is to fortify Prabhupada’s big family and foster the Congregation.

 

You carefully help all those who meet you, and assist the Iskcon members to understand the importance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Panca-Tattva and Sridhama Mayapur.

 

I have been reminiscing the moments we spent together in Navadvipa Parikramas. I recall one of my realizations while carrying Srila Prabhupada’s Deities during the Parikrama, and you were by my side. I realized how you are the very life and soul of Navadvipa Parikrama.

 

I carefully observed your concerns on the organization, speaking on the radio with the organizers, and painstakingly taking care of all the details. I thank Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for granting me the benediction to receive your especial association.

 

My only and constant request to Sri Gouranga is that you physically remain with us. It is too early for you to leave, and we all need your help. I have noticed in all the Temples of my zone that devotees are daily praying, chanting and begging for the Lord’s protection.

 

They ask the Lord for you to continue your marvellous service to Srila Prabhupada.

Sri Krsna, please attend our fervent prayers.

 

Your servant,

Param Gati Swami

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Dear Jayapataka Maharaja,

 

Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

We were most alarmed when we heard of your sudden health crises and then even more worried when hearing of the possible outcomes. We thought,

 

” What will happen to his disciples and projects?”

 

Hearing of your recent health improvement, we experienced great relief. We are most happy to hear that you are doing so well and that there is great hope and practical expectations that you will be able to carry on your services to our beloved spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada!

 

We thank you for your service to Srila Prabhupada and how it has affected so many devotees. We also thank you for your personal attention and association.

 

May Lord Krishna, the eternal cowherd boy, continue to protect you and give you good health so you can once again go to the goshalla and drink fresh cow urine.

 

See you there soon!

Your servant, Balabhadra das ISKCON Minister for Cow Protection and Agriculture

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Dear Jayapataka Maharaja,

 

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

I am so happy to hear that your health is improving so strongly. Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda are blessing us by allowing us to have your association longer.

 

I am praying to Them to help you come completely back to normal and continue your service to Srila Prabhupada enthusiastically.

Please forgive me for all my offences.

I remain,

 

Your humble servant,

Bhakti Caitanya Swami

———————

Dear Jayapataka Maharaja,

 

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

This is your spiritual nephew Praghosa writing to wish you well and offer you all my love during this difficult time.

 

I would be hard pushed to think of knowing a more friendly, sweet, kind and loving person in my lifetime than you. So for selfish reasons I dearly want you to return to full health because otherwise I will miss the full benefit of your warm association.

 

I have been fortunate to have had many opportunities to serve with you. Often we are involved in management together and while we sometimes have differing opinions, I have always been inspired by your detachment to those opinions and how all differences cease to exist once the discussion has ended.

 

That quality of yours is something that I am endeavoring to learn from and is yet another reason why I am looking forward to your complete recovery.

 

I know you have the best of care there in Mumbai and as a dear servant of Srila Prabhupada and Lord Krishna, your recovery is definitely in the best of hands.

 

I will continue with my little humble prayers for your return to full health and hope it comes in time for the Gaura Purnima festival next year, as things would simply not be the same without you.

 

All my love Maharaja,

Your servant,

Praghosa dasa.

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Dear Jayapataka Maharaja, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

Many devotees are praying for your recovery, and some are writing to you expressing their love and appreciation for you.

 

I myself would like to offer a few words from a particular angle, namely the foundations that enabled you to become one of the most prominent members of Iskcon and a world preacher: your obedience and menial service to Srila Prabhupada.

 

Back in the early seventies Sridhama Mayapur was very austere. You had been ordered by Srila Prabhupada to stay in Mayapur and develop it.

Many other sannyasis were travelling all over the world preaching and starting big projects, obtaining recognition by the Iskcon devotees at large and being honoured at the Mayapur Festival for their achievements.

 

You would silently, undemandingly, and tirelessly spend the whole year going to Krsnanagar with the Mahindra-Mahindra jeep to purchase iron rods or cement (and you were so tough in negotiating the prices !), or dealing with contractors like Golam mistry, Channad mistry for the construction, or trying to get through to Calcutta using our phone:

 

here Swarupganj 31 placing long distance call to Calcutta, operator it is urgent call ! And in the evening, after a whole day service, just some muri (puffed rice) and milk.

 

This year after year. An obedient glorious servant with no expectation of recognition, but capturing the Lotus Feet of Radha Madhava and Srila Prabhupada in his heart.

 

The devotees knew that you would protect them under any circumstance. If someone had gone to the Ganges and foolhardily swum a bit too far from the shore, better hope that Jayapataka Maharaja be nearby to jump in and save him.

 

I someone had a philosophical doubt, a problem with his service, or some stiff relationships, you would calmly sustain him and give him real help.

 

I recall one night when the Goshalla was being attaked, seeing you running bare foot in the fields, alone, going to help the devotees there at the risk of your life, without considering anything but the devotees welfare.

 

Such spontaneous caring attitude is rarely seen.

 

How pleased must Srila Prabhupada have been by such unmotivated service of yours.

 

You may be apparently lying down on a bed in an hospital, but I am confident that your heart is in Mayapur Dhama with Sri Sri Radha Madhava, the Panca-Tattva, and Srila Prabhupada.

 

Our earnest desire is that you may fully recover from this illness and come back as the great lion we have always admired.

 

Thanking Srila Prabhupada for having granted me your invaluable association, I remain Your humble servant, Madhusevita das.

—————

My dear Jayapataka Maharaja,

 

Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I have been praying intensely to my Deities every day for your health.

It is essential that you get well as quickly as possible.

 

I am saying this not only out of concern for our movement, but also for my own reasons.

 

When I came to the hospital and saw you in the intensive care unit, I had a number of realizations about you and Prabhupada’s great love for you.

 

Whenever I have been with you I have observed such an outpouring of love from your heart not only towards myself and other devotees but towards every other living entity that you come in contact with.

 

When I remember how you would greet me with such joy and affection, I am brought to tears. It is too painful for me to contemplate not having those interactions with you.

 

The compassion you radiate is evidence of your connection with Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda.

 

Because Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda’s mercy is shinning through you, you are able draw others to Their lotus feet like a strong magnet attracting pieces of iron.

 

I am begging you to remain with us for many many more years. We need your association.

 

Your servant, Bir Krishna das Goswami

[Sarva gattah]

If we pray to Krsna sincerely, then such sincere selfless non-judgemental desires to help spread the REAL KRSNA Conscious Movement or ISKCON, will not only help heal Jatapataka Maharaj, but also attract so many great devotees to take birth here and help spread Lord Caitanya's mission.

 

Prayer to the Lord does work, if we pray with the desire to bring a massive Krsna Conscious revolution to this mundane world dominated by exploitation, materialism, thinking we are the biological body, immature, juvenile so called Krsna devotees and sense gratification.

 

Such prayers WILL help wonderful devotees like Jayapataka Maharaj heal so he can again preach EVERYWHERE on this planet.

The fact is, if we prove to Krsna our sincere selfless non-judgemental desires are to spread the REAL KRSNA Consciousness or ISKCON, then Krsna will not only heal Jayapataka Maharaj, but also send so many great devotees to help spread Lord Caitanya's mission who are presently lined up ready to take birth, just waiting for REAL Vaishnavas to bring them up as devotees rather than glorified karmis.

 

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1 Bhakti Purusottama Maharaja so lovingly reguested - “But my humble request to all devotees around the world is that they kindly do not relax their prayers, chanting, and kirtans on hearing this news.

 

The doctors are giving no medicine, as there is nothing to give and no surgery is possible. That means the only improvement we see now is due ONLY to the medicine of prayers from the devotees around the world, and the chanting of the holy names.

 

Every little step towards improvement that Maharaja makes is fully dependent on how seriously devotees are chanting and praying. This is the only way he will recover”.

 

I find this statement by Bhakti Purusottama Maharaja very interesting, inspirimg and very, very personal. After nearly 40 years of aspiring to be a servant of Srila Prabhupada, I am now just beginning to understand PERSONALISM.

 

As the Supreme Personality of Godhead (the personification of Personalism), Krsna always tries to please His PURE devotees, just as His dear humble prideless devotees try to please Him.

 

Therefore, Krsna’s discission is ALWAYS based on the reciprication with His dedicated sincere non-materialistic Devotees. So this is why the prayers to Prabhupada and Krsna are so important from those truely aspiring to unconditionally serve Krsna’s PURE devotees, because it is those wonderful selfless prayers that win the favour and attention of Krsna as the ‘Nectar of Devotion’ teaches.

 

Krsna is not impersonal as the foolish impersonal ‘Swamis. yogis and Sanyasis portray, He does everything for His sincere devotees and NEVER makes a discission alone, Krsna is never alone.

 

We rightly say everything is in Krsna’s hands, yes, that is true, but His discission is never made alone, it is always made in the association of His pure loving selfless devotees and frankly, that discision between Him and His devotees is really inconcievable to our small conditioned minds!!

 

But Prayer to the Lord does work if we pray with the desire to bring a massive Krsna Conscious revolution to this mundane world dominated by exploitation and sense gratification. Such prayers WILL help wonderful devotees like Jayapataka Maharaj heal and again preach EVERYWHERE.

 

We must always remember that Krsna can even put an elephant through the eye of a needle to please His dear sincere devotees. Krsna therefore, is always under the control of His pure selfless austere merciful devotees and rewards them accordingly.

 

Your fallen servant Gauragopala dasa

[Sarva gattah]

Saturday, November 15 - Evening Report:

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja's status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai:

 

Maharaja was off the ventilator support for two hours. Now he is back on the ventilatory support because he was breathless and tired.

 

The trials for weaning him off the ventilator will continue. Other parameters are stable. Maharaja remains critical because he is still on the ventilator. Please continue to pray intensely. :pray: :pray: :pray:

[Sarva gattah]

Wednesday, November 19 - Report from HG Ekanath Gaura Prabhu:

18th Nov, 7 pm - 11 pm

 

7 pm: We were today on the night shift of care givers and when we arrived HH Lokanath Swami Maharaja was with Guru Maharaja holding his hand and gently touching his head.

 

Since visiting hours is only between 5 to 7 pm, he told me he will leave, and I told him that Guru Maharaja will eat now. He said "Oh, then I would love to feed him." HH Lokanath Swami Maharaj in a very humble and caring way fed Guru Maharaja for around 30 min.

 

This time Guru Maharaja ate a little more!!! Then Maharaja took Guru Maharaja's hand and placed it on his head asking for blessings and then Maharaja left.

 

After Lokanath Swami Maharaja went Guru Maharaja was trying to communicate with us during the night.

 

Guru Maharaja was very active and conscious. Whenever he sees a person he asks who he is. He wants to know everything that is happening around him. His eyes are very active and as soon as he recognizes someone, he starts calling him and moves his hands and head doing signals asking him different questions.

 

Sometimes he points his head, sometimes his stomach, sometimes he moves his tongue like he is talking, sometimes he wants to write and other times he moves his whole body. Like that Guru Maharaja is interacting with us in different ways.

 

When we cannot understand him, he points out the alphabetic board and he tries to indicate us the letters. It is like playing charades and guessing what Guru Maharaja wants.

 

At 10:30 pm, the nurses told me to leave, because it is time to sleep. We went to ICCU waiting room, and around 11 pm the nurses call out in the speaker, "bed number 20, bed number 20!!!". So we rush to Guru Maharaja's bed, and I saw like 3 nurses with the alphabetic board, trying to guess what he wanted, jejeje.

 

Finally they gave up and told us Swamiji want something. We asked Guru Maharaja and he wanted us to turn off the lights and to scratch his face. Guru Maharaja did not want to sleep.

 

So I told him, "Please it is 11 pm, it's time to sleep." Like always his nitya lila. But no hope. So we started to read softly Caitanya Caritamrita, and to do massage on his legs. Slowly he started to close his eyes and finally sleep.

19th Nov

 

4:30 am: We went for the morning program, and Guru Maharaja was already awake asking questions to the nurses.

 

We tried to guess what he wanted and finally I told him that it is mangal arotik time. We took the picture of Radha Madhava and Panca Tattva and started singing. He remained silent and in a praying mood, finally we brought the picture of Lord Nrsimha, and sang Namas Te prayers.

 

After the prayers I started explaining to Guru Maharaja the whole history of what had happened from the beginning when he was admitted in the hospital until now how he is improving a lot.

 

Guru Maharaja was listening carefully as he always wants to know what was happening to him. Finally I told him that we are in trouble now, because all his Godbrothers wanted to go to Europe, USA, Oz, etc!

 

We would like to thank all the devotees who are caring for Guru Maharaja, especially Braja Hari prabhu and HH Bhakti Purushottama Swami Maharaja who is leading the whole team so nicely.

 

All the Bhaktivedanta Hospital doctors lead by Madhavananda prabhu, Pundarik Govinda Prabhu who is the supervisor and the devotees who are behind the screen like Madhava Kanta Prabhu, Ratnavali dd, Sarva Sakti dd, Madhuri Yamuna dd and Vasudevatmaja prabhu who are acting as facilitators.

 

Also special thanks to the Mayapur Brahmacaris who are standing outside the hospital guarding 24hrs a day.

Your servants,

JPS Caregivers

Wednesday, November 19 - Message from HG Ekanath Gaura Prabhu:

17 Nov afternoon shift:

 

Guru Maharaja was most conscious today. Asraya, Bhadra Balaram and I were in the hospital together with Damodar Pandit Prabhu (the Bhaktivedanta Hospital Spiritual Counsellor).

 

7 pm: I went to the ICCU room, and Guru Maharaja was with his eyes open, and he was observing to see who has come to see him. One of the duties of the secretaries is to ask Guru Maharaja how he feels, etc, so we ask him and he nodded his head to say he is ok.

 

Sometimes when we ask him how he is, he moves his fingers, or limbs to show he is feeling better.

 

I explained to him that we have a new system for communication, which is called Camera mouse. It is a software that needs a webcam.

 

The webcam is used to select a part of your body which will work as a mouse. Guru Maharaja can use his eyes or his head, or a finger as a mouse, and he can indicate the alphabets on the computer or use any program on the computer normally.

 

He was happy about it. At this moment he is weak to use it but we will try it when he gets little stronger. Damodara Pandit prabhu also explained to Guru Maharaja about the program and some other details.

 

Guru Maharaja pointed me his stomach. I asked him if he would like to eat and he replied yes. Vasudevatmaja prabhu had prepared some prasadam for Guru Maharaja. Since the ventilator was on a full mode we were not allowed to feed orally any food to Guru Maharaja.

 

The fact that Guru Maharaja is asking for food is a good symptom. It means that his body has started to work properly.

 

Later on, I came back and I told Guru Maharaja that many of his Godbrothers and well wishers came to see him, like HH Sacinandana Swami Maharaja, HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj, HH Radha Govinda Swami Maharaja, HH Kavicandra Swami Maharaja, HH Gopal Krsna Goswami, Tirtharaj Prabu, Gauragopala Prabhu etc.

 

I asked Guru Maharaja, "Did you see HH Sacinandana Swami Maharaja in the morning?" He was very happy and he inquired with his head if Maharaja was there. I said, "No, he came in the morning to tell you about the dream he had with you." Guru Maharaja wanted to know about the dream. I told him that Maharaja will be coming personally to tell the dream. I also said Tirtharaj Prabhu came in the morning with his wife.

 

Guru Maharaja moved his head and hands asking me if they were here too, “unfortunately no” I replied, but they send their love to you. I said Tirtharaja Prabhu inviting you to OZ and HH Bir Krishna Goswami to USA and he opened his eyes very big, and was filled with tears.

 

At 7:50 pm I explained him that we have 4 shifts, Maha Varaha, Bhadra Balarama, Vaikuntha Pati and Dharesh... Guru Maharaja moved his mouth and said, "Dharesh?" I said yes. Guru Maharaja wanted to know if Dharesh was there. I said he would be coming tomorrow.

 

Guru Maharaja was happy to see that all his servants were there with him. I took his hand and I told him, "Guru Maharaja we are all here in the hospital with you. Not only us, all the devotees around the world are here with you. We love you so much, and his eyes again filled with tears."

 

Damodara Pandit Prabhu suggested that we should have a whole day program for Guru Maharaja with devotees taking turns to read, to chant with him, to feed him and to visit him.

 

8 pm: Guru Maharaja started moving his hand towards all the tubes asking me why he has all these tubes.

 

I told him that one is for ventilator. He pointed the other and I said for removing the mucus and like this we went through each one of them. Finally he moved his left hand like he wanted to chant.

 

So I asked him if he wanted his clicker. He nodded no. I asked if he wanted Black berry. He nodded no. I became confused and kept asking if he wants to chant but that's not what he wanted. Finally I realised he was talking about a special device that he has on his left finger and a tube connecting to it to measure the blood.

 

Wednesay, November 19 - Evening Report:

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja's status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai:

 

The neurologist was happy to see Maharaja fully alert and conscious. Maharaja feels hungry and asks to be fed. He takes a few teaspoons of semisolid food 2-3 times a day.

 

The weaning from the ventilator is going on. Today they weaned him off the ventilatory support at 2.30 pm. We are waiting and watching for how long he can sustain respiration without the ventilatory support.

 

The progress he is making is very heartening to see and the neurologist and intensivist are happy with this positive outcome and feel that very soon he will be able to pull through without ventilatory support.

 

Maharaja is much less critical as compared to the first 10 days of his

admission in ICU.

 

Please continue to pray intensely.

 

Wednesday, November 19 - Additional Information:

While Ekanatha Gaura prabhu was making the bowl ready to feed the soup to Guru Maharaja, HH Lokanath Swami Maharaja wanted to feed Guru Maharaja personally.

 

He took the bowl from Ekanath Gaura prabhu and fed few spoons of soup to Guru Maharaja. What a nice loving reciprocation!!!

 

Yesterday Asraya Govinda prabhu mentioned to Guru Maharaja that he is going back to Mayapur. Guru Maharaja through the sign language expressed his desire to also go to Mayapur.

 

Asraya Govinda prabhu replied once Guru Maharaja gets better and comes out of the hospital will be taken to Mayapur. Guru Maharaja's heart is always in Mayapur!

 

Through the sign language Guru Maharaja wanted to know in which hospital he was, who were the doctors treating him and who was paying for his expenses.

 

He is not talking yet but through the alphabetical board, some hand movements and face expressions communicating with the devotees. The devotees asked Guru Maharaja not to worry of the medical expenses as it has been taken care of.

 

Right now the real hurdle is for Guru Maharaja to come out of the ICCU and the ventilator. His lungs are little weak. We need another miracle to happen so that with Lord Krishna's mercy Guru Maharaja can successfully come out of the ventilator. The most merciful Lordships seem to be reciprocating lovingly with devotees' prayers and we beg Them to continue so that Guru Maharaja can fully recover.

 

In conclusion, devotees please remember that Guru Maharaja's situation is still critical and sincere prayers are the only medicine.

Your humble servant,

Ratnavali dd

 

Wednesday, November 19 - Message from HG Mahavaraha Prabhu:

Yesterday around 6pm HH Lokanath Swami Maharaja came to visit Guru Maharaja at Hinduja Hospital. Maharaja is coming after the one month Vraja Mandala Parikrama and 3 days Puri Parikrama. Maharaja was with Guru Maharaja for almost 1 hour 15 mins.

 

He was explaning about the Vraja Mandala Parikrama and also the Puri Parikrama. According to Maharaja about 5000 Puri Parikrama participants offered each of their sankalpa in the name of Guru Maharaja in front of the Simha Dwara (Lion Gate) of Lord Jaganatha Temple.

 

He went on explaining in detail about the success of the parikrama and how the devotees were missing his transcendental association. Before HH Lokanath Swami Maharaja left the ICCU ward he asked Guru Maharaja if there is any message for the devotees? Guru Maharaja pointed out the word 'Gauranga' & 'Haribol' on the alphabetical board.

 

NOTE - As I am in India, my reports will be every third day unless something big happens Hare Krsna - Sarva

[Sarva gattah]

[Sarva gattah]

After thirty days Jayapataka Maharaj speaks for the first time!!

'How many times have we heard,

 

'Well, saving the fallen souls is up to Krishna?'

 

Actually, it is NOT up to Krishna to save the most fallen souls of Kali-yuga and give them chances to attain devotional attachment and service to the devotees of Lord Krishna Caitanya Maha Prabhu, it is up to his selfless pure non judgemental prideless non materialistic devotees like Srila Prabhupada to bring (force if need be) the forgetful souls Back Home Back to Godhead (Goloka).

 

Krishna does not personally save anyone to begin with, His Pure devotees do that. This is a very important realization and I thank JPM for his kind blessings on me' - Gauragopala dasa ACBSP

 

Saturday, November 22 - Report from HG Maha Varaha Prabhu:

22nd Nov 2008 - Morning Shift 6am to 2pm

 

 

HG Revati Raman Prabhu and myself was on morning duty today. Dr. Shiromani mataji from the Bhaktivedanta Hospital told us that GM (Guru Maharaj) has been breathing without the ventilator support for the last 24 hours. He was exhausted. At 8am doctor asked GM whether he needs ventilator support. GM said,

 

"No."

 

Doctor asked him again,

 

"Are you ok?" GM replied,"OK."

 

Though he was exhausted due to breathing for such a long hours he was very determined and maintained his will power which he always does. He strongly wanted to carry on breathing without the support of ventilator. Last evening GM spoke for the first time with the help of speech valve.

 

But this morning he spoke the above mentioned two words 'No & Ok' without the speech valve. Though it was not so clear but could be understood at close range.

 

At 9.30am before we fed breakfast for GM the nurses did suction of secretions which was accumulated inside in the trachea through a tube. This is quite a painful and a tiring process.

 

GM became more tired after that. His face turned reddish with tears welling up in his eyes. Then HG Revati Raman Prabhu started feeding breakfast (oats) to GM. While he was feeding Dr. Ashok came for his morning routine check up.

 

Dr. Ashok asked GM,

 

"Are you ok?"

 

GM stretched out his tongue little longer asking to feed him more. Dr. Ashok with smile on his face said,

 

"Hmmm! Good! Good!"

 

At 10am HG Janmasthami Prabhu, the Chairman of MIHE visited GM. At

12.30 in the afternoon when we were getting ready to feed lunch for GM, HH Devamrita Swami Maharaja came to visit GM. HH Devamrita Swami Maharaja said,

 

"Maharaja Thank you for staying with us."

 

GM replied,

 

"Thank you!"

 

Then GM started to speak more to maharaja but rest of the words could not be heard. Then Dr. Hegde came for his routine check up.

 

After the routine check up HG Revati Raman Prabhu fed lunch for GM. After the lunch and with the permission of Dr. Hegde the nurses fixed speech valve for GM.

 

Following is the summary of the conversation that took place between HH Devamrita Swami Maharaja (DMS) and GM after the speech valve was fixed. Conversation was noted by HG Revati Raman Prabhu.

 

DMS: Maharaja, thank you for staying with us. I came directly from the airport to see you.

 

JPS (Jayapataka Swami): Thank you for coming. How are you?

 

DMS: I am doing fine, you are also doing fine.

 

JPS: I don't know how long the Lord will keep me here.

 

DMS: Your breathing is so nice like sankirtana, Mahaprabhu's sankirtana. Recover nicely and perfectly, no hurry.

 

JPS: Nodded his head.

 

DMS: You should come out fast and dance in front of Their Lordships Radha Madhava and Panca Tattva though no doubt you are already doing that in your heart. This is a best time for you to stay in Mayapur and write commentary on sastras.

 

JPS: Any idea?

 

DMS: Caitanya Bhagavata. You know Bengali, translate and comment according to modern people. Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswathi Thakur's commentary is too technical and modern people do not understand. You should write in the line of Brihad Bhagavatamrta by Gopiparanadhana Prabhu. Till now I haven't read Caitanya Bhagavata, only Caitanya Caritamrta, the moment you complete I will read your Caitanya Bhagavata.

 

JPS: How long you will stay?

 

DMS: Four Days

End of the conversation

 

GM's speech valve was removed after the conversation. Reading reports like this may give a picture that GM is doing very well. But please keep in mind that GM is not out of danger hundred percent and he is gradually coming out of it. According to doctors, GM is in crucial point of recovery, coming out of the ventilator. He still has a long way to go for full recovery and by Lord Krishna's mercy he will acheive that. So please keep praying until GM recovers completely.

Yours in the service of GM,

JPS Servants

 

Saturday, November 22 - Report from HG Ekanath Gaura Prabhu:

21st Nov 2008

 

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

First of all, I would like to offer my most respectful obeisances to our very beloved GM, whose compassion has no limit.

 

Who although was in a extreme difficult situation, his breathing was reduced to minimum, his body was totally wiped out, he wanted to speak and interact with the devotees as he always does. I want to offer my most deep obeisances to him, who never stops preaching even when he is tired, sick, thirsty, etc!!!

 

2:40 pm: As we arrived at the hospital, we asked Shiromani mataji about GM's condition. She said that GM is without the ventilator since morning time.

 

We went inside the ICCU to see GM. He was very tired, but he was better than other times when ventilator was switched off. We asked the nurses to remove his socks and machine for massaging his legs. His feet were totally dry and therefore we applied the cream to his feet.

 

GM wanted to tell us something but we told him to keep his energy saved for breathing.

 

GM was hungry. I asked the nurses if we could feed him. They asked me if I received the permission to give our temple food and I said yes. HG Nitai Prasad prabhu, the General Manager of Sridham Mayapur was with us. We explained to him how to feed Guru Maharaja and he fed Guru Maharaja nicely. GM took 14 spoons of soup and 3 pieces of dhosas.

 

Around 4 pm, HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami Maharaja, HG Braja Hari prabhu came to the hospital. HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami Maharaja brought many wonderful things from Jagannath Puri.

 

He had Maha oil which the priests use to massage on the transcendental body of Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra Devi when they get sick after Snana yatra pastime.

 

He also brought Caranamrta, camphor, sandalwood paste, a piece of kusa grass that is used to bless the Lord and wish Him good luck, even he got a piece of Lord's Body (from Nava-kalevaram -- the festive procedure of changing Lord Jagannatha's body), and of course Jagannath Maha Prasad which has been taken from the Lord's plate directly. For many, many years, Maharaja had not gone inside the temple!

 

They went inside the ICCU to see Guru Maharaja. After 5 min, HH Radhanath Swami Maharaja came and the nurses placed a special device for enabling GM to talk.

 

This transcendental conversation is available on the web and the link has been sent on a separate text. I just want to mention it was a very sweet pastime to see. The devotees were very affectionate, gave a massage to GM, chanted for him and encouraged him.

 

In front of GM one old person was almost dying. During the sweet kirtan of HH Radhanath Swami Maharaja the old person passed away. The kirtan was meant for GM, but everyone got the benefit. What a great fortune!!!

 

After everyone left, GM was wiped out. They made him to sit on a sofa to increase his blood circulation, and then they put him to sleep.

 

Many of you might have already heard GM's conversation. His voice is not so audible. I mean to say he was exhausted just from breathing. I know many of you are already praying, but we need to increase the prayers to get GM out of the ventilator.

 

One devotee told me, he prayed during the Damodara month as follows: ¨ My dear Mother Yasoda, Krishna might not listen to my prayer, but you are his mother. He will listen to you. So kindly tell him to help my GM to come out of the ventilator."

 

Please keep praying. GM wants to go to Mayapur.

Your servants,

JPS caregivers

 

Saturday, November 22 - Guru Mukha Padma Vakya:

recorded conversation on 21-Nov-08:

 

Dear Devotees,

Hare Krsna. Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Gurudeva.

 

Yesterday Guru Maharaja for the first time spoke few words with great difficulty. The speech was recorded by Ekanath Gaura prabhu with his team members.

 

HH Radhanatha Swami Maharaja, HH Bhakti Purushottama Swami Maharaja, HG Braja Hari prabhu and Ananda Tirtha Prabhu went to see Guru Maharaja. The doctors placed the speaking valve to enable him to speak.

guru-mukha-padma-vakya, cittete koriya aikya,

ar na koriho mane asa

 

"My only wish is to have my consciousness purified by the words emanating from his lotus mouth."

 

The recorded speech is in the following url:

http://www.haridesign.com.br/guru_maharaj/guru_maharaj

Hearing the above one can understand how Krsna Conscious Guru Maharaja is. He is setting the best example for all us to follow.

 

Note: Certain part of the speech is not audible.

 

JPS: 24hrs ...I can say a few words on this contraption. I can speak a few words on this contraption...

 

RNS: You are making great progress!

 

JPS: All by your mercy.

 

RNS: All the doctors are amazed by the miracle how you are making progress.

I think after a few days they can take all these machines off of you.

 

JPS: I was literally leaving and lying ...I was sleeping... it's all your good association.

 

RNS: I have been feeling so much of separation from your association, Maharaja.

 

JPS: I want to stand up. I want to try to stand up.

 

EGD: You want to stand up?

 

RNS: Maharaja, after few days you will dance, after few days you will stand up and after sometime you will be dancing.

 

JPS: Doctor told you? ... the other doctor.. that doctor...

 

EGD: Ya, doctor said you will be able to walk. Walking no problem he said.

 

BHD: Doctor told today to Gopal Krsna Maharaja that you will become a very, very normal person. Don't worry.

 

JPS: I have so much pain. I have to lye flat or I can walk?

 

EGD: He said you can walk.

 

JPS: ....

 

BHD: If we press do you feel much better?

 

BPS: Guru Maharaja, can you move your legs?

 

BHD: Can you move your legs Guru Maharaja, little bit? We want to see whether you can move your legs.

 

JPS: Leg is flat.... otherwise i can walk.

 

BHD: You will be alright, Guru Maharaja. Don't worry, you will be very much alright. In two days you will come to temple.

 

JPS: I go to Juhu. When I go to Mayapur? Am I in Juhu or in Chowpatty?

 

BHD: We are in the Hindhuja hospital ICU.

 

EGD: You are going to be very soon out of the ICU the doctor said may be in one day or a two. One or two days may be you will be out of the ICU, Guru Maharaja. Bhakti Purushottam Maharaja and Radhanath Maharaja they came to take you to Mayapur very soon.

 

JPS: ...I couldn't hear.

 

BHD: He was telling, that Bhakti Purushottam Maharaja and Radhanath Maharaja after few days they will take you to Mayapur.

 

JPS: I want to extend...

 

BHD: You want to take it off? Is it alright?

 

JPS: How is breathing?

 

RNS: Your breathing is excellent. Everything is very good. We are all happy to see that you are recovering.

 

BHD: Maharaja you just tell all Vrndavana things, you prayed there and the devotees.. Radhanatha Maharaja is saying something, please listen.

 

RNS: We were in Vrndavana for almost 3 weeks. We had 4000 devotees from different parts of the world on our yatra and we dedicated the yatra to you.

Every lecture we began by speaking about you and we had all the 4000 devoteees praying for your recovery and for your good health.

 

JPS: I don't deserve it.

 

RNS: Every holy place that we went, we were also at Govardhan parikrama, we were all praying for you. All thousands and thousands of devotees we were in Vrndavan meditating on our love and gratitude to you and praying to Sri Radha and Krsna to help you to recover.

 

All over the world the devotees are united in doing kirtan and praying for your good health. It was beautiful before each evening lecture all the 4000 devotees were together and we would began by hearing an update and the report of your health condition and then we would speak about you and then we would all take some minutes in prayer for you and kirtan for you.

 

It is beautiful to see how much devotees love you from their heart and hearts with such deep gratitude for your compassion and a lifetime of devotional service. Even non devotee doctors and nurses are developing faith by seeing how miraculuosly Krsna is healing you.

 

Even in this condition you are preaching, uniting devotees hearts, giving people faith. There is nothing that can be done to keep you from being an empowered preacher. You're seriously affecting devotees hearts.

 

It brings us joy to see this. Especially brings us joy to see how miraculuosly you are recovering.

 

RNS and devotees: Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare / Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.

 

JPS: Hare Krsna. I want my walking stick.

Devotees: Walking stick. We have. We have.

 

JPS: I have.

 

EGD: I have in the temple. Tomorrow we will bring your walking stick for you.

 

JPS: ...I am very tired.

 

BHD: You can take rest now. We will go and you take rest, Guru Maharaja. We will sit outside, you take rest. You want to take rest now. Right?

 

JPS: I want association.

Devotees: want association.

 

BHD: Maharaja will be here. We are all very happy to see your progress. So nicely you are improving. Guru Maharaja, do you feel hurt... Are you feeling hurt?

Devotees: ya, little bit.

 

JPS: ...you sit down and I walk.

Devotees: you will walk. (laughter)

 

BHD: As soon as you come out of the bed you will walk. Right now you have to take rest and you will walk when you come out of the bed. It will take sometime. Just wait for a day. Be patient.

 

RNS: .Previously they put him on a chair...

 

JPS: Have a lift in Mayapur?

 

BPS: We are preparing the lift. Construction going on there. The lift construction is going on in Mayapur.

 

JPS: Good to cough?

Devotees: Ya, good to cough.

 

BHD: Doctor said that if you are coughing it is good for you.

 

RNS: It is auspicious.

 

BHD: Sign of improvement.

 

RNS: It is auspicious.

 

BHD: Guru Maharaja here is Ananda Tirtha.

 

ATD: Arguments are going on. ...arguments started yesterday.

 

JPS: In the Higher Court?

 

ATD: No, in the Lower Court only, still. December 2nd week we should be getting a judgement, hopefully in our favor. Once you will be alright, you can come back.

 

JPS: I think it is ....

 

RNS: ....will come back to see you after sometime. Please rest.

 

ATD: So many devotees are praying for you Guru Maharaja. Because we want you back.

 

JPS: I heard that you're ... (unclear)

Ekanath Gaura: It's okay Guru Maharaja...We can finish this conversation later....

 

Special thanks to Ekanath Gaura prabhu and Acintya Nitai prabhu for having the MP3 recorder at the right moment and recording the talk; for Tirthatma Nitai prabhu who did audio editing and to provide the url link so everyone could hear the transcendental conversation; and for Braja Sevaki Mataji who assisted in the transcription.

 

Your humble servant,

Ratnavali dd

 

Saturday, November 22 - Report from HG Maha Varaha Prabhu:

20-Nov-08

 

I was on a night shift today with Madhava Kanta Prabhu. When we reached the hospital, Dr.Sagar from the Bhaktivedanta Hospital told us that GM is sleeping now as he is little tired of breathing on his own from 11.30am.

I asked Dr.Sagar to find out if it is possible to feed GM now.

 

He said we can feed GM as soon as he wakes up. 30 minutes later GM woke up. I went inside the ICCU and asked him whether he would like to have his dinner now? GM didn't reply anything.

 

The nurses who were beside GM asked him the same question; still we didn't get any reply. I told GM that he must eat something so that he can build up his strength to walk, speak etc.

 

At around 9pm I and Madhava Kanta Prabhu fed GM with chickpea and vegetable mixed soup. He ate about 8 spoons.

 

At one point he started to cough and then he stopped taking the prasadam. Dr.Anamika who was on duty insisted GM to eat more. GM shook his head in disagreement. Finally I gave some water for him to drink.

 

After drinking the water he was trying to say something. But Doctor told him to relax since he is breathing without the support of ventilator. GM fell asleep 20 minutes later.

 

I went inside the ICCU at 5am to check GM's condition. The nurse told me GM is back on ventilator at 4.15am.

 

I rubbed his hand gently and he opened his eye. I put Sri Sri Radha Madhava picture in front him for his morning darshan. After 10 seconds he closed his eyes.

 

I understood that he is exhausted of breathing on his own the whole night.

 

Saturday, November 22 - Morning Report:

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja's status report by Dr Madhavananda das,

of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai:

 

Maharaja has been off the ventilator for 24 hrs. He's maintaining oxygen saturation. Doctors are continuing to give encouraging reports. The oral feeds are going on. Please continue to pray intensely.

[Sarva gattah]

 

 

Maharaja is recovering well. He has been off the ventilator for 72 hours now. He is fully conscious and alert.

 

Monday, November 24 - Evening Report:

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja's status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai:

 

Maharaja is recovering well. He has been off the ventilator for 72 hours now. He is fully conscious and alert.

 

Maharaja will be shifted out of the ICU into the ward in the next few days. You may have read that he would be shifted out in the afternoon or tomorrow, but that is not the fact.

 

Additional note by Dr. Shiromani devi dasi: In the morning, the neurologist Dr. P.P. Ashok merely suggested shifting Maharaja out of the ICU but this news was not put out by the Bhaktivedanta doctors because the decision to shift him out of the ICU had to be made by the intensivist Dr Hegde. In the afternoon when Dr. Hegde came, he did not agree to shift Maharaja out of the ICU today, but in the next few days.

 

To send get well cards for Guru Maharaja:

 

If anyone interested to send artistic and devotional get well cards for Guru Maharaja, Do not send them by email as it would be difficult to get them printed. You can send it to the below mentioned postal address:

 

Ratnavali dd

C/O P Govinda das

Room 185, Hare Krsna Land,

Juhu, Mumbai - 400049

India

 

Monday, November 24 - Report from HG Maha Varaha Prabhu:

 

23rd Nov 2008 2pm - 7pm

 

Today HG Nitai Prasad Prabhu joined me in the afternoon shift. We reached the hospital at 2.30pm. Guru Maharaja was resting when we reached there. Dr. Sagar told me that the nurses just shifted Guru Maharaja from the sofa to his bed. Once or twice in a day Guru Maharaja is made to sit on a special sofa.

 

At 4.45 pm we woke up Guru Maharaja and prepared 3 pieces of mashed kiwi fruits to feed Guru Maharaja. Guru Maharaja ate all of them. I asked him if he wanted more. Guru Maharaja shook his head to say no.

 

After the fruit feeding, we gave him physiotherapy massage on all the joints of Guru Maharaja's legs and hands. This was taught to us by the Bhaktivedanta Hospital doctors. We are regularly do it twice a day besides the physiotherapy doctors from the Hinduja Hospital.

 

After the physiotherapy massage, I read 6 get well letters to Guru Maharaja. At the end of the sixth letter Guru Maharaja fell asleep.

 

Yours,

 

Maha Varaha Das

 

Monday, November 24 - Report from HG Ekanath Gaura Prabhu:

 

22rd Nov 2008, Night shift 7pm - 6am

 

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

 

7.15pm Acintya Caitanya prabhu and myself went inside to see Guru Maharaja. Acintya Caitanya prabhu asked Guru Maharaja if he wanted to take prasadam for which Guru Maharaja agreed. Guru Maharaja was very tired so we did not disturb him. At 8.20pm we fed Guru Maharaja. Guru Maharaja took 10 spoons of soup very slowly. We mentioned Guru Maharaja that doctor suggested him to eat 18 spoons to get more energy and Guru Maharaja kindly agreed and took 18 spoons of soup. Since he was exhausted he went to sleep immediately after he

took prasad.

 

5am: Guru Maharaja is mostly awake at 4.30 am. Even in this situation he follows his sadhana! He was wide-awake today and wanted to speak. First we did Samsara prayers and Guru Maharaja touched the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha Madhava and Panca Tattva to take Their blessings. He offered his prayers to Their Lordships and it also appeared to me that he was speaking to Them!

 

After the morning program, Guru Maharaja spoke following words:

 

Here is Jayapataka Swami.

I need to be clean.

Haribolo!

agua (water in spanish)

 

Guru Maharaja wanted to speak more but we asked him to save his energy for the senior Vaisnavas who might visit him.

 

Guru Maharaja looked more fresh than yesterday. His breathing is not fully normal. He is still tired but he is improving.

 

Your servants,

 

JPS caregivers

 

Monday, November 24 - Morning Report:

 

Ekanath Gaura prabhu is in the hospital today for the morning shift. Dr. PP Ashok visited Guru Maharaja and he said Guru Maharaja can move out of the ICCU today. Dr. Hegde has to decide yet.

 

Ekanath Gaura prabhu asked Guru Maharaja if he has any message to all the devotees and Guru Maharaja dictated the following:

 

"Hello. Hello. Hare Krsna! 30 days I am here. I am very tired. Doctor says I am out of danger. GAURANGA!!

 

Ekanath Gaura prabhu passed on this message to me through the mobile so it can be immediately posted to all of you.

 

Your humble servant,

 

Ratnavali dd

 

Sunday, November 23 - Morning Report:

 

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja's status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai:

 

Maharaj has been off the ventilator for 48 hours now and is doing well. The reports are encouraging. His oral intake of prasadam is increasing

gradually.

 

Please continue to pray intensely.

[Sarva gattah]

This is amazing and proof of the power of prayer, listen for yourself

For those who have not heard Jayapataka Maharaj speaking, you can listen here

Guru Maharaja for the first time spoke

This has greatly moved my friends and I to tears because all the devotees and aspiring devotees are focused and are raising the consciousness of ISKCON and the planet with their prayers. It is the selfless prayers that are so important. The devotee speaking with JPM is very very inspiring

 

 

 

 

[weallshineon]

 

Dr. Ashok asked GM,

 

"Are you ok?"

 

GM (Jayapataka Swami) stretched out his tongue little longer asking to feed him more. Dr. Ashok with smile on his face said,

 

"Hmmm! Good! Good!"

 

At 10am HG Janmasthami Prabhu, the Chairman of MIHE visited GM. At

12.30 in the afternoon when we were getting ready to feed lunch for GM, HH Devamrita Swami Maharaja came to visit GM. HH Devamrita Swami Maharaja said,

 

"Maharaja Thank you for staying with us."

 

GM replied,

 

"Thank you!"

 

Then GM started to speak more to maharaja but rest of the words could not be heard.

 

The following is the summary of the conversation that took place between HH Devamrita Swami Maharaja (DMS) and GM after the speech valve was fixed. Conversation was noted by HG Revati Raman Prabhu.

 

DMS: Maharaja, thank you for staying with us. I came directly from the airport to see you.

 

JPS (Jayapataka Swami): Thank you for coming. How are you?

 

DMS: I am doing fine, you are also doing fine.

 

JPS: I don't know how long the Lord will keep me here.

 

DMS: Your breathing is so nice like sankirtana, Mahaprabhu's sankirtana. Recover nicely and perfectly, no hurry.

 

JPS: Nodded his head.

 

DMS: You should come out fast and dance in front of Their Lordships Radha Madhava and Panca Tattva though no doubt you are already doing that in your heart. This is a best time for you to stay in Mayapur and write commentary on sastras.

 

JPS: Any idea?

 

DMS: Caitanya Bhagavata. You know Bengali, translate and comment according to modern people. Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswathi Thakur's commentary is too technical and modern people do not understand. You should write in the line of Brihad Bhagavatamrta by Gopiparanadhana Prabhu. Till now I haven't read Caitanya Bhagavata, only Caitanya Caritamrta, the moment you complete I will read your Caitanya Bhagavata.

 

JPS: How long you will stay?

 

DMS: Four Days

End of the conversation

 

GM's speech valve was removed after the conversation. Reading reports like this may give a picture that GM is doing very well.

 

But please keep in mind that GM is not out of danger hundred percent and he is gradually coming out of it.

 

According to doctors, GM is in crucial point of recovery, coming out of the ventilator. He still has a long way to go for full recovery and by Lord Krishna's mercy he will acheive that.

 

So please keep praying until GM recovers completely.

Yours in the service of GM,

JPS Servants

 

Note: Certain part of the speech is not audible.

 

JPS: 24hrs ...I can say a few words on this contraption. I can speak a few words on this contraption...

 

RNS: You are making great progress!

 

JPS: All by your mercy.

 

RNS: All the doctors are amazed by the miracle how you are making progress.

I think after a few days they can take all these machines off of you.

 

JPS: I was literally leaving and lying ...I was sleeping... it's all your good association.

 

RNS: I have been feeling so much of separation from your association, Maharaja.

 

JPS: I want to stand up. I want to try to stand up.

 

EGD: You want to stand up?

 

RNS: Maharaja, after few days you will dance, after few days you will stand up and after sometime you will be dancing.

 

JPS: Doctor told you? ... the other doctor.. that doctor...

 

EGD: Ya, doctor said you will be able to walk. Walking no problem he said.

 

BHD: Doctor told today to Gopal Krsna Maharaja that you will become a very, very normal person. Don't worry.

 

JPS: I have so much pain. I have to lye flat or I can walk?

 

EGD: He said you can walk.

 

JPS: ....

 

BHD: If we press do you feel much better?

 

BPS: Guru Maharaja, can you move your legs?

 

BHD: Can you move your legs Guru Maharaja, little bit? We want to see whether you can move your legs.

 

JPS: Leg is flat.... otherwise i can walk.

 

BHD: You will be alright, Guru Maharaja. Don't worry, you will be very much alright. In two days you will come to temple.

 

JPS: I go to Juhu. When I go to Mayapur? Am I in Juhu or in Chowpatty?

 

BHD: We are in the Hindhuja hospital ICU.

 

EGD: You are going to be very soon out of the ICU the doctor said may be in one day or a two. One or two days may be you will be out of the ICU, Guru Maharaja. Bhakti Purushottam Maharaja and Radhanath Maharaja they came to take you to Mayapur very soon.

 

JPS: ...I couldn't hear.

 

BHD: He was telling, that Bhakti Purushottam Maharaja and Radhanath Maharaja after few days they will take you to Mayapur.

 

JPS: I want to extend...

 

BHD: You want to take it off? Is it alright?

 

JPS: How is breathing?

 

RNS: Your breathing is excellent. Everything is very good. We are all happy to see that you are recovering.

 

BHD: Maharaja you just tell all Vrndavana things, you prayed there and the devotees.. Radhanatha Maharaja is saying something, please listen.

 

RNS: We were in Vrndavana for almost 3 weeks. We had 4000 devotees from different parts of the world on our yatra and we dedicated the yatra to you.

Every lecture we began by speaking about you and we had all the 4000 devoteees praying for your recovery and for your good health.

 

JPS: I don't deserve it.

 

RNS: Every holy place that we went, we were also at Govardhan parikrama, we were all praying for you. All thousands and thousands of devotees we were in Vrndavan meditating on our love and gratitude to you and praying to Sri Radha and Krsna to help you to recover.

 

All over the world the devotees are united in doing kirtan and praying for your good health. It was beautiful before each evening lecture all the 4000 devotees were together and we would began by hearing an update and the report of your health condition and then we would speak about you and then we would all take some minutes in prayer for you and kirtan for you.

 

It is beautiful to see how much devotees love you from their heart and hearts with such deep gratitude for your compassion and a lifetime of devotional service. Even non devotee doctors and nurses are developing faith by seeing how miraculuosly Krsna is healing you.

 

Even in this condition you are preaching, uniting devotees hearts, giving people faith. There is nothing that can be done to keep you from being an empowered preacher. You're seriously affecting devotees hearts.

 

It brings us joy to see this. Especially brings us joy to see how miraculuosly you are recovering.

 

RNS and devotees: Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare / Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.

 

JPS: Hare Krsna. I want my walking stick.

 

Devotees: Walking stick. We have. We have.

 

JPS: I have.

 

EGD: I have in the temple. Tomorrow we will bring your walking stick for you.

 

JPS: ...I am very tired.

 

BHD: You can take rest now. We will go and you take rest, Guru Maharaja. We will sit outside, you take rest. You want to take rest now. Right?

 

JPS: I want association.

 

Devotees: want association.

 

BHD: Maharaja will be here. We are all very happy to see your progress. So nicely you are improving. Guru Maharaja, do you feel hurt... Are you feeling hurt?

 

Devotees: ya, little bit.

 

JPS: ...you sit down and I walk.

 

Devotees: you will walk. (laughter)

 

BHD: As soon as you come out of the bed you will walk. Right now you have to take rest and you will walk when you come out of the bed. It will take sometime. Just wait for a day. Be patient.

 

RNS: .Previously they put him on a chair...

 

JPS: Have a lift in Mayapur?

 

BPS: We are preparing the lift. Construction going on there. The lift construction is going on in Mayapur.

 

JPS: Good to cough?

 

Devotees: Ya, good to cough.

 

BHD: Doctor said that if you are coughing it is good for you.

 

RNS: It is auspicious.

 

BHD: Sign of improvement.

 

RNS: It is auspicious.

 

BHD: Guru Maharaja here is Ananda Tirtha.

 

ATD: Arguments are going on. ...arguments started yesterday.

 

JPS: In the Higher Court?

 

ATD: No, in the Lower Court only, still. December 2nd week we should be getting a judgement, hopefully in our favor. Once you will be alright, you can come back.

 

JPS: I think it is ....

 

RNS: ....will come back to see you after sometime. Please rest.

 

ATD: So many devotees are praying for you Guru Maharaja. Because we want you back.

 

JPS: I heard that you're ... (unclear)

Ekanath Gaura: It's okay Guru Maharaja...We can finish this conversation later....

 

Wow, I read this and then hear this again and again, it is all so moving that even a cold hearted nonsense like me can even sheed a tear.

 

What in the hell are we all doing in this selfish material world, with our modern tehnological comforts and the Holleywood movie favorites , we are like dumb sheep that follow other nonsense sheep to the slaughter house

[Sarva gattah]

Jayapataka Swami Out of Danger

 

Monday, December 1st 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

<!--paging_filter-->Doctors say that ISKCON guru and GBC Jayapataka Swami, who has been recovering from a brain hemorrhage in Mumbai’s Hinduja hospital since late October, will be moved out of the Intensive Care Unit early next week.

 

He was taken off ventilator support on November 21, after which he had an alert and coherent conversation with several godbrothers and other devotees including Radhanatha Swami and Bhakti Purushottam Swami. Speech was painful, however, and he had to use a “speaking valve” provided by doctors.

 

The situation continued to grow more positive as Jayapataka Swami continued to breathe without ventilator support throughout the week. His food intake also increased, and he remained fully conscious and alert.

He is currently receiving limb physiotherapy, and at last notice has been breathing comfortably without the ventilator for five days. Devotees around the world, while continuing to pray for his swift recovery, are breathing sighs of relief and thanking Krishna.

 

This message, dictated to Ekanatha Gaura Dasa by Jayapakta Swami on November 24, says it all: “Hare Krishna! Thirty days I am here. I am very tired. Doctor says I am out of danger. GAURANGA!!”

 

Monday, December 1st 2008 - Report:

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja's status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai:

 

Maharaja is continuing to show steady improvement. Yesterday he was made to sit on the edge of the bed with legs hanging down and support at the back. He's also made to sit on a chair (with support) daily for 4 to 5 hours during which he does hand and leg exercises. He is being fed soft solids orally.

 

Maharaja had fever this morning. The doctors have sent his blood and urine cultures to find the source of infection and have started him on antibiotics. By evening his fever had settled.

 

Please continue your prayers.

[Sarva gattah]

[Sarva gattah]

 

 

A word of caution from Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai:

 

Maharaja is still in the ICU. Even though he's not critical, infection may set in and that will delay his recovery and create some complications. That should be borne in mind.

 

 

 

Urgent request regarding HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja's health:

Dear Devotees,

 

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

As you all know from the Doctor's report that HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja got an infection yesterday. His moving out of the ICCU to the special ward is delayed because of this. The doctors are annoyed with the devotees for allowing many visitors. And hence, we are writing this urgent message.

 

NO VISITORS will be allowed even the SENIOR DEVOTEES OR THE LEADERS for a week, starting from tomorrow the 2nd until the 10th of December. HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja wants to come out of the ICCU soon so we need everyone's cooperation.

 

Instead of your coming you can write get well letters or send get well cards to Ratnavali Mataji at rdd@pamho.net and the letters will be read to Maharaja. Also any positive temple reports could be sent for his pleasure.

Your servants,

 

Bhakti Purushottama Swami and Braja Hari Das

[Sarva gattah]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesay, December 02 - Night report:

 

HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja's status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai:

 

Maharaja is recovering gradually. The physiotherapist is teaching him exercises to strengthen his trunk muscles so that he can sit up on his own gradually. The power in his limbs is getting better everyday. His oral feeds are going on. Blood pressure is under control with medication. Other parameters are stable.

 

Tuesay, December 02 - A message from HH Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaja:

Dear Devotees,

Hare Krsna. Please accept my most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Gurudeva.

 

One of the duties of the JPS care givers is to read letters written to Guru Maharaja. Apart from the other devotional and rehabilitation program, Guru Maharaja also likes to listen to the devotees’ letters. Whatever letters we receive, we print them and send it for reading.

 

Today while Iksvaku prabhu was reading letters, Guru Maharaja stopped him and said he wants a message to be posted on the web! His message is as follows:

 

"I want to walk. I am not strong. Please pray for me to become strong so I can walk in 10 days."

 

Although medically they say it might take a longer period of time, by Guru Maharaja's message we can understand his desire to walk soon. Let us keep continuously praying to Krsna.

 

It seems that the Lord is enjoying the devotees’ intense prayers to Him.

Your humble servant,

Ratnavali dd

 

Tuesay, December 02 - Report from HG Isvara Puri prabhu:

21-Nov-08

 

Today I had the good fortune to hear Guru Maharaja speak for the first time in the Hindhuja hospital. I was doing my security services at the entrance in the ground floor outside the lobby.

 

After waiting patiently outside the hospital for 5 hours, Dharesh prabhu asked me to come up to the floor where Guru Maharaja was. When I went to the ICCU Guru Maharaja was resting. I just took a brief darshan and came out of the ICCU.

 

When Guru Maharaja woke up after a while, Dr. Shiromani Mataji went to see him. Later she came out and said Guru Maharaja is trying to say something.

 

So I went inside and when Guru Maharaja saw me, he cried out... "GAURANGAAA" (of course to the best of his capability) Then, the nurse told me that I could go near him. When I went nearby him, he told me, "HARE KRISHNA". It took Guru Maharaja a lot of effort, but I saw it as a child begin to say his first words.

 

I began to massage his lotus feet and to do some physiotherapy exercises that a devotee had taught us. Dharesh prabhu came in to check and asked Guru Maharaja if I was doing it properly. Guru Maharaja lifted up his right hand and showed his thumb up, confirming it was good. I felt happy to please Guru Maharaja.

 

Click here to go to the History page to read the previous health updates of HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja.

 

[gauragopala dasa]

I love this cool photo of Maharaj