He just went into the hospital today. He's at Kaiser hospital in Culver City. They are going to admit him to the main hospital, and run some tests. What took him to the hospital today was that he was coughing up mucus / blood.
For those of you who don't know. Here's some background.
Two or three months ago, on a routine visit to the doctor, Nara Narayan Das Prabhu was diagnosed with Stage 4 Prostate Cancer (which means it has spread to other regions). The doctor's gave him one year to live. They can't operate at this stage, so he's been riding it out.
Maybe some type medicine could have caused him to slow down. But he's still zooming around doing all sorts of things -- for his condition. He was found unconscious twice already. Once this week.
He's in a lot of pain, but never will admit it (you all know him) nor is he taking anything for the pain. He's going about as usual. But I'm noticing that he's a lot more slower than before. A definite decline.
His son Krishna Murari Dasa (Kuvalesvara Das) is at the hospital by his side right now. They will only allow one person to be with him at this time. His daughter Shakuntala Devi Dasi told me to tell all of you, that she is requesting all the devotees who know him, if they can send in memories of him while he's still alive.
Don't wait until he passes, if and when that time comes. Shakuntala wants to read the memories and pastimes you may have of her father to him, while he's still with us. She's requesting if everyone could please pray to Krsna to allow her father to live and make a full recovery.
She and Krishna Murari (Kuvala Das) are going through a lot in helping their father through this illness. They could also use another helping hand, if anyone competent would like to volunteer their time. Please contact her directly.
Thank you dear devotees of the Lord. All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada!
Thank you dear devotees of the Lord. All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada!
[PADA: My first experience with Naranarayan das was around 1970. I had just joined the San Francisco temple for a few weeks and was recruited by Madhuvisa swami to help paint designs on the Ratha cart. So I was sitting on the lowest part of the frame painting designs when all of the sudden something whooshed just inches by my head and plunked on the ground with a big thud.
It was a big huge hammer. Naranarayan das was way up -- just above me and he yelled, "hey you, give me back my hammer." And I said, "wait, you just almost killed me over here, watch out." And he told me, "shut up and be quiet. I am the senior person here." Ummm yep. So that was sort of my rasa with him ever since. He can do some good and helpful service, he can also do a lot of damage. He also believes he is my senior advisor all the time. Maybe he is? Hee hee.
That sums it up, NNV has been a help and a hindrance to me personally ever since. He did help me a lot with the book changes issue, and he at least offered some sympathy to me on the poison issue, but for some reason he vehemently opposed me helping the molesting victims -- despite I told him the victims were committing suicides at the time. Ok some good help, a little sympathy help, and no help. And in some cases -- giving me insults and grief. Because! He is my senior advisor. Same thing every time!
In any case, he is still my God brother and I am his well wisher. I hope he gets his health issues settled. Doctors only recently discovered his cancer because he is maybe not getting regular health care tests etc., like a lot of devotees. Many of them simply cannot afford health care, so they avoid doctors, to their peril.
And once again, it is a devotee with cancer, which seems to be part of an overall Krishna devotee epidemic. So in sum, let us hope for the best. My main feeling is, whether he lives and stays, or he leaves us soon, I don't wish suffering on him and hope he gets something resolved one way or other soon. Cancer is a real bear and I know of many devotees who went through it and departed, and some who are now going through it. Not a good situation for sure.
Thus whatever happens, God speed spirit soul.
I will post updates here when and if we get them. ys pd]
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Mahesh Raja:
Here are some natural remedies that may be of some help:
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[PADA: All these things might help. But if there is an epidemic, I would say that my nurse friend is correct: something psychological / mental is going on among devotees. Perhaps there is an excess of repressed emotions, causing stress on the system which then becomes toxic.
She has no horse in the GBC guru race and is a Mormom actually, but she believes there is a toxic condition caused by mental distress going on, and I believe her because -- it makes sense to me. Unless the underlying psychological issue is resolved, other cures may or may not work. Of course any attempt with natural or even Western medical medications should also be applied, I am for that as well. ys pd]
Dear Nara Narayana Visvakarma Das Prabhu
ReplyDeleteAll Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Please accept my humble obeisances
Hare Krsna!
We have shared number of emails on some very interesting issues some of the points I can remember here of what you told me:
You told me Srila Prabhupada gave you an additional title Visvakarma.
You told me you were with the devotees in Bombay when there was problems with the council authorities who created problems and wanted to remove the Deities Radha Rasabihari from site so the Temple can not be constructed. Mr Nair wanted to usurp the land.
You told me you were with Srila Prabhupada alone in a room and asked him how you can become a pure devotee.
You told me first thing is for ISKCON is to accept Direction Of Management (1970)
You confided to me Srila Prabhupada was given poison and July 9th 1977 Ritvik Order was like a death warrant - they would not accept this is why they gave him poison.
Srila Prabhupada:
“We request you to chant HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA, KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE, HARE RAMA HARE RAMA, RAMA RAMA HARE HARE, and your life will be sublime.”
Hare Krsna!
ys mahesh
JJC: Whatever challenges he might face, I believe he is in the best of hands where he has been so outspoken in the defense of what Srila Prabhupada wanted for His ISKCON. Please let him know that I very much appreciate his attempts to inform devotees how important it is that they perform kirtan (especially proper tunes) as Srila Prabhupada taught us.
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