Somaka Swami Maharaja Leaves Body

[Jahnava Nitai Das]

[From another forum.]

 

Somaka Swami Maharaja Leaves Body

 

Dear devotees,

 

With a saddened heart, we announce the passing away of Somaka Maharaja. He was affected by an incurable disease, and in the evening of the 18th of this month, his body ceased to function.

 

He was Italian born and was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1972. He faithfully served in ISKCON almost his entire life. He was a sannyasi and an initiating guru. He relinquished his position a few years ago and retired.

 

He was loved and respected by everyone. The Italian devotees especially mourn the great soul who gave them so much.

 

Writings about him are published on the Italian web site www.isvara.it .

 

Hare Krishna!

[Jahnava Nitai Das]

<img src=http://www.isvara.it/img/copertina/somakaprabhu3.jpg>

Somaka Swami Maharaja with Srila Prabhupada in 1972 (holding car door)

 

 

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[Guest guest]

the link is www.isvara.it not www.isvara.it./

remove the dot at the end and also this message after correction.

[atma]

I knew him personally and I saw how he tried so hard to please Srila Prabhupada. My prayers are with him.

[Tarun]

I first met HH Somaka Mhrj in Feb1984 at Rousseau's ISKCON North Paris Castle Mandir.

He road by train alone from Italy to attend.

He was the only sannyAsi present who did not engage in the flying prasAdam toss competition.

He admirably abstained. Krishnas Dehors! Krishnas Dehors! Story at 11pm...

[Gauracandra]

This is the kind of time when I wish the Inmemoriam website was still maintained. I think its a great service to make a permanent record, great or small, of the service and light all devotees have brought to their communities.

[Guest guest]

There is a site for Somaka Prabhu at:

http://www.prabhupada.org/Somaka

[Guest guest]

Gauracandra Prabhu,

you wrote:

This is the kind of time when I wish the Inmemoriam website was still maintained. I think its a great service to make a permanent record, great or small, of the service and light all devotees have brought to their communities.

 

Well it is back and has been updated, please visit and if you have memories to honor the Devotees with please send them to inmemoriam@iskcon.net

 

ys Sat-sanga das

 

In Memoriam Website

 

 

We would like to thank all the devotees who over the years have contributed memories in honor of departed devotees. The In Memoriam Website has just undergone an upgrade and now lists over 300 devotees who have left our association in this world, but are present with us in memory.

 

 

 

 

The following devotees are listed on the In Memoriam website (http://www.iskcon.net/inmemoriam/) which is dedicated to the praises of departed devotees (initiated and uninitiated and their children)

 

 

If it not too much trouble We would humbly request that you take a look at the site and let us know if there are any errors, or if you would like to honor a departed devotees memory, please write us

 

inmemoriam@iskcon.net

 

 

Desperately needed is photos of many of the deceased devotees, if you have any please let us know, we can scan them in for you or you can fax the photo to us Fax: (847) 628-2358

 

We can accommodate color faxes.

 

 

 

 

Deceased Disciples of Srila Prabhupada and

 

Deceased Disciples of Srila Prabhupada's Disciples

 

1. Abhipraya dasa (ACBSP)

 

2. Acarya dasa (ACBSP)

 

3. Acarya dasa (KD)

 

4. Adiraja dasa

 

5. Advaita Candra dasa (PVS)

 

6. Aksobhya dasa (ACBSP)

 

7. Amara Stavya (ACBSP)

 

8. Ambarisa dasa (ACBSP)

 

9. Ambarish dasa (LOK)

 

10. Ananda Bhakti devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

11. Ananda prajnata dasa (HKD)

 

12. Anantadeva dasa (ACBSP)

 

13. Antardhyana devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

14. Arca Vigraha devi dasi (GRS)

 

15. Archi Devi dasi

 

16. Arjuna dasa (?)

 

17. Artikha dasa (GKS)

 

18. Aruni dasa (ACBSP)

 

19. Ati Candra devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

20. Atita Guna (JPS)

 

21. Atmananda dasa (HKD)

 

22. Atmayoni dasa (HKD)

 

23. Atrimuni das (ACBSP)

 

24. Badarayani dasa (ACBSP)

 

25. Bahudaka dasa (ACBSP)

 

26. Bala Gopal dasa )

 

27. Baladeva dasa (SM)

 

28. Barhisati dasa (ACBSP)

 

29. Bhakta devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

30. Bhakti Dayal dasa (ACBSP)

 

31. Braja Kisora (ACBSP)

 

32. Bhakti Shakti dasa (HKD)

 

33. Bhakti Yoga devi dasi (HDG)

 

34. Bhaktipramoda dasa (ACBSP)

 

35. Bhaktivedanta Madhava Swami (ACBSP)

 

36. Bhava-priya dasi (BD)

 

37. Bidan Candra dasa (ACBSP)

 

38. Bindu Madhava dasa (SM)

 

39. Braja Kisora dasa (ACBSP)

 

40. Braja Jana dasa (ACBSP)

 

41. Brhaspati dasa (ACBSP)

 

42. Brishakapi dasa (ACBSP)

 

43. Buddhimanta dasa (ACBSP)

 

44. Caitanya Vallabha dasa (ACBSP)

 

45. Cakradhari dasa (ACBSP)

 

46. Caturbahu dasa (ACBSP)

 

47. Chediraj dasa (ACBSP)

 

48. Cirantana devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

49. Daksina devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

50. Damayanti devi dasi (HKD)

 

51. Damodara dasa (KKD)

 

52. Damodara Priya dasa (GKS)

 

53. Damodara Svarupa dasa (ACBSP)

 

54. Devahuti devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

55. Devananda dasa (ACBSP)

 

56. Devyapati dasa (ACBSP)

 

57. Dham-Ishvari devi dasi (GGS)

 

58. Dhanurveda dasa (ACBSP)

 

59. Dharmaraja devi dasi (SDG)

 

60. Dhenupalaka dasa (ACBSP)

 

61. Dhiranayaka dasa (ACBSP)

 

62. Dhiroddata dasa (RSD)

 

63. Dhoumya dasa (ACBSP)

 

64. Dhrtavrata dasa (ACBSP)

 

65. Durjaya dasa (ACBSP)

 

66. Durvasa Muni dasa (ACBSP)

 

67. Dvarakesa dasa (ACBSP)

 

68. Edadasi dasa (ACBSP)

 

69. Ekatma dasa (ACBSP)

 

70. Gabhira dasa (ACBSP)

 

71. Gadadhara dasa (ACBSP)

 

72. Gananatha dasa (ACBSP)

 

73. Gaudiya Vaisnava dasa (ACBSP)

 

74. HH Gour Govinda Swami (ACBSP)

 

75. Gaurangi devi dasi (NRS)

 

76. Gaura-priya devi dasi (SM)

 

77. Gaurasakti dasa (ACBSP)

 

78. Gauri devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

79. Girimakha dasa (ACBSP)

 

80. Girisa Candra dasa (ACBSP)

 

81. Gokula-pati dasa (GPS)

 

82. Gopagopisvara dasa (ACBSP)

 

83. HH Gopijanavallabha Swami (ACBSP)

 

84. Goswami dasa (SDG)

 

85. Govinda dasa (ACBSP)

 

86. Gurucharan dasa

 

87. Haravapu dasa (HKD)

 

88. Harenama dasa (ACBSP)

 

89. Hari Bhadra dasi

 

90. Haribolananda dasa (HKD)

 

91. Harivallabha dasa (ACBSP)

 

92. Hayagriva dasa (ACBSP)

 

93. Hayesvara dasa (ACBSP)

 

94. Hladini devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

95. Isvara devi dasi (HDG)

 

96. Jagannatha Prasadananda dasa (ACBSP)

 

97. Jananivasa dasa (ACBSP)

 

98. Janaprana dasa (ACBSP)

 

99. Jaya Gopala dasa (ACBSP)

 

100. Jayakula dasa (ACBSP)

 

101. HG Jayananda dasa (ACBSP)

 

102. Jayapatni devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

103. Jayaradhe Devi Dasi (ACBSP)

 

104. Jayasri devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

105. Jayatirtha dasa (ACBSP)

 

106. Jiva dasa (ACBSP)

 

107. Jnanavigraha dasa (ACBSP)

 

108. Jyotsna dasa (ACBSP)

 

109. Kalaksara dasa (ACBSP)

 

110. Kalpataru dasa (ACBSP)

 

111. Karana-jal dasa

 

112. Kamla devi dasi

 

113. Karmasaksi dasa (ACBSP)

 

114. Karttikeya dasa (ACBSP)

 

115. Kausika dasa (ACBSP)

 

116. Kirtida devi dasi

 

117. Kirtima devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

118. Krishnalila devi dasi (GPS)

 

119. Krsna Ananda dasa (ACBSP)

 

120. Krsna Devi dasi (BKG)

 

121. Krsnakanta devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

122. Krsnakaruna devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

123. Kumari dasi (ACBSP)

 

124. Kunti devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

125. Labanga Mangala devi dasi (GKG)

 

126. Laksmihari dasa (ACBSP)

 

127. Lalitakumara dasa (ACBSP)

 

128. Lalitananda dasa (ACBSP)

 

129. Lalitasakhi dasa (ACBSP)

 

130. Laxmi Narayan dasa (PVS)

 

131. Lila Vrindavan devi dasi

 

132. Lohitaksa dasa (ACBSP)

 

133. Lokamangala dasa (ACBSP)

 

134. Madana Mohana dasa (ACBSP)

 

135. Madhava Krsna dasa (GKG)

 

136. Madhuprita dasa (ACBSP)

 

137. Mahasakti dasa (ACBSP)

 

138. Mahavirya dasa (ACBSP)

 

139. Mahimabhusana devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

140. Mamu Thakura dasa (ACBSP)

 

141. Manasatita dasa (ACBSP)

 

142. Mangalamaya dasa (ACBSP)

 

143. Manimanjari devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

144. Manisa devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

145. Markendeya dasa (ACBSP)

 

146. Markandeya Rsi dasa (ACBSP)

 

147. Mathura dasa Brahmacari (ACBSP)

 

148. Matsya dasa (HKD)

 

149. Mayamanusya dasa (ACBSP)

 

150. Mrda devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

151. Mrgesa dasa (ACBSP)

 

152. Muktananda dasa (ACBSP)

 

153. Nagendra dasa (ACBSP)

 

154. Nakadi dasa (ACBSP)

 

155. Nakula dasa (ACBSP)

 

156. Nama Hatta dasa (BD)

 

157. Narakantaka dasa (ACBSP)

 

158. Narendra dasa (ACBSP)

 

159. Nataraja dasa (ACBSP)

 

160. Navadvipa Candra devi dasi (DS)

 

161. Netra dasa (ACBSP)

 

162. Nigama dasa Brahmacari

 

163. Nimai dasa

 

164. Nimai Bhakti Pralad dasa

 

165. Nimai Sundara dasa (ACBSP)

 

166. Niskrodha dasa (ACBSP)

 

167. Nitaipada dasa (ACBSP)

 

168. Nitya Siddha devi dasi (NR)

 

169. Nrsinga Sila dasa (HAN)

 

170. Ojasvi dasa (ACBSP)

 

171. Omkara dasa (ACBSP)

 

172. Paila Rsi dasa (ACBSP)

 

173. Parambrahma das (ACBSP)

 

174. Parasurama dasa (ACBSP)

 

175. Parivadi dasa (ACBSP)

 

176. Prabhavati devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

177. Prabhavati devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

178. Prabhu dasa (ACBSP)

 

179. Pranava dasa (ACBSP)

 

180. Pratejas dasa (ACBSP)

 

181. Pratirupa dasa (ACBSP)

 

182. Pravadi dasa (BD)

 

183. Prayaga devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

184. Premaprayojana dasa (ACBSP)

 

185. Prthuputra dasa (ACBSP)

 

186. Purvacitti devi devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

187. Puspaloka dasa (ACBSP)

 

188. Radhamadanamohana dasa (ACBSP)

 

189. Radhapada dasa (ACBSP)

 

190. Radhavinoda das (ACBSP)

 

191. Radha Vrndavana Chandra devi dasi

 

192. Radhika-devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

193. Radika Sundari devi dasi (VBD)

 

194. Raghava dasa (ACBSP)

 

195. Raghava Caitanya dasa (ACBSP)

 

196. Raghava-Pandit dasa (HKD)

 

197. Raghumisra dasa (ACBSP)

 

198. Raghunandana dasa (ACBSP)

 

199. Rajanya dasa (HKD)

 

200. Rajarsi dasa (SDG)

 

201. Rakta-Patta dasa (GPS)

 

202. Ram dasa Adikari

 

203. Ramabhadra dasa (ACBSP)

 

204. Ramacarya dasa (ACBSP)

 

205. Ramakrsna dasa (ACBSP)

 

206. Ramananda dasa (ACBSP)

 

207. Ramaranjana dasa (ACBSP)

 

208. Ramgovind dasa (JPS)

 

209. Rantideva dasa (NS)

 

210. Rasajna dasa (ACBSP)

 

211. Rati devi dasi (HKD)

 

212. Ratnaranjini devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

213. Rayarama dasa (ACBSP)

 

214. Revatiramana dasa (ACBSP)

 

215. Ruci dasa (ACBSP)

 

216. Rupa Manohara dasa

 

217. Saci Suta dasa (HKD)

 

218. Sadbhuja dasa (IDS)

 

219. Sahasranama dasa (ACBSP)

 

220. Samba dasa (ACBSP)

 

221. Samjata dasa (ACBSP)

 

222. Sankara devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

223. Santi devi dasi (IDS)

 

224. Sarvaksa dasa (ACBSP)

 

225. Satyasena dasa (ACBSP)

 

226. Satyavak dasa (ACBSP)

 

227. Somaka dasa (ACBSP)

 

228. Sridhama dasa (ACBSP)

 

229. Srimati Tulsi Priya devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

230. Srinatha dasa (ACBSP)

 

231. Sripati Pandita dasa (JPS)

 

232. Sriranga dasa (ACBSP)

 

233. Sri-Sakti Devi dasi (GPS)

 

234. Subhacara dasa (HKD)

 

235. Subhacara dasa (IDS)

 

236. Sucisrava dasa (ACBSP)

 

237. Sudhama dasa (ACBSP)

 

238. Suklamvara dasa (ACBSP)

 

239. Sukirti dasa (ACBSP)

 

240. Sulocana dasa (ACBSP)

 

241. Sunita devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

242. Surendra dasa (ACBSP)

 

243. Sureswar dasa

 

244. Suvrata dasa (ACBSP)

 

245. Svastika dasa (ACBSP)

 

246. Syamali devi dasi (?)

 

247. Syamapriya devi dasi

 

248. HH Tamal Krsna Goswami (ACBSP)

 

249. Tapomurti dasa (ACBSP)

 

250. Taracandra dasa (ACBSP)

 

251. Tarksya dasa (ACBSP)

 

252. Tarksya dasa (ACBSP)

 

253. Taru dasa (ACBSP)

 

254. Tattvavada dasa (ACBSP)

 

255. Tejo Gaura (GM)

 

256. Tirthasadaka dasa (ACBSP)

 

257. Tribhuvanatha dasa (ACBSP)

 

258. Tribhuvaneswari devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

259. Tridandi dasa (ACBSP)

 

260. Tridandhi dasa (SDG)

 

261. Trilokesvara dasa (BD)

 

262. Triveni dasa (ACBSP)

 

263. Tusta Krsna dasa (ACBSP)

 

264. Upendra dasa (ACBSP)

 

265. Urukrama dasa (SDG)

 

266. Usika dasa (ACBSP)

 

267. Vaidyanatha dasa (ACBSP)

 

268. Vallabha Caitanya (HKD)

 

269. Valmiki dasa (ACBSP)

 

270. Vamana Dev dasa (ACBSP)

 

271. Vamsidhari dasa (SDG)

 

272. Vararoha dasa (HKD)

 

273. Varnasrama dasa (ACBSP)

 

274. Vasudeva Purayana (ACBSP)

 

275. Vasupati dasa (ACBSP)

 

276. Vedapriya devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

277. Venudhara dasa (ACBSP)

 

278. Vidarbharani devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

279. Vidvatpriya dasa (HKD)

 

280. Vraja-lila devi dasi (IDS)

 

281. Vijayadvaja dasa (ACBSP)

 

282. Vijnana Rupa dasa (ACBSP)

 

283. Vilasini-devi devi dasi

 

284. Vilasini-devi devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

285. Viraha dasa (ACBSP)

 

286. Virendra dasa (ACBSP)

 

287. HH Visnujana Swami (ACBSP)

 

288. Visnupada dasa (ACBSP)

 

289. Vitanka dasa (ACBSP)

 

290. Vraja Lila devi dasi (IDS)

 

291. Vraja-loka dasa (PVS)

 

292. Vrajalalana devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

293. Vrindavana dasa (JD)

 

294. Vrndavaneswari devi dasi (IDS)

 

295. Yadavanada dasa (ACBSP)

 

296. Yadunatha dasa (TKG)

 

297. Yajnanga dasa (ACBSP)

 

298. Yajnapati dasa (ACBSP)

 

299. Yamunacarya dasa (SDG)

 

300. Yasoda Dulala dasa (ACBSP)

 

301. Yasodamayi devi dasi (ACBSP)

 

302. Yasodavatsala dasa (ACBSP)

 

303. Yogendra dasa (ACBSP)

 

 

Deceased Devotee Children

 

1. Bala Gopal dasa )

 

2. Candra Hasa dasi )

 

3. Dhira Lalita dasi )

 

4. Isa dasa

 

5. Jivananda dasa )

 

6. Kama dasi

 

7. Kesava Kumara dasa )

 

8. Kesavapriya dasi )

 

9. Marika dasi

 

10. Prahlada dasa

 

11. Radha dasi

 

12. Radha-govinda )

 

13. Radheya dasa

 

14. Radhika-devi dasi

 

15. Rohini dasa

 

16. Uddhava dasa

 

Deceased Uninitiated Devotees

 

1. Bhakta Andrey

 

2. Bhaktin Anna

 

3. Bhakta Bill Thomas

 

4. Bhakta Bill Sofsky

 

5. Bhakta Carlos

 

6. Bhakta Ernie

 

7. Bhakta George

 

8. Bhakta Jamkacyan

 

9. Bhaktin Lida

 

10. Bhakta Pol

 

11. Bhakta Richard

 

12. Bhakta Rais

 

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[Guest chanoch Guerci-Taveni]

I ' was with Somaka Swami Maharaji in  Vrindvan Hashram in Via degli Scopeti ( San Andrea in Percuassina -Fi renze ) and I shared Love for Lord Krishna, even I was not a formal devout but a  mere friend and supporter, enthusiasm shelter and food. We work together on the construction of the first  mobile unit ( Somaka Swami was a very good mechanic and handyman ) Was  humble, always smiling and forgiving for the other mistakes, but very, very hard for his ( very rare really ) own. When I left Vrindavan Hashram at the end of my service I take wit me a memory of one   of  the best person I had meet in my entire la=life ( an I'm  71 old! 0