(Not to be confused with the other Karnamrita Prabhu ACBSP whose legal name is (Christopher John Cox))
His son in law, Jai Baladev Das, wrote:
“With a heavy heart we’re sad to announce that Karnamrita Das (Brian Soul), disciple of Srila Prabhupada and father to Jahnavee Soul, left his body this morning due to Covid19. “He spent over a month in the hospital, originally for pneumonia and sepsis, fought for a long time, but at some point also contracted the coronavirus while he was there. Despite not being able to be there with him or communicate with him much because of the lockdown, we were able to arrange for kirtan to be playing for him the last couple days and at the time of his departure. Even in his near-unconscious state, the nurses heard him singing and they also became appreciative of the kirtan. The association of a devotee is so powerful that even in such a condition as he was, the power and love of the holy name shines through. We will miss him dearly, but know the soul is never vanquished and he has moved on to a better place. Please pray for his journey, that Krishna protect him and bring him back to the shelter of His lotus feet. Hare Krishna.”
Hare Krishna! I am so sorry to hear about His Grace Karnamrita Prabhu's demise. I met him and his good wife at a Japa Retreat in South Africa in 2007–or 9, I don't quite remember. His Holiness Giriraj Swami was there too and all (or most of) the senior devotees were there. The South African devotees arranged an unforgettable setup in the Drakensburg Mountains. Besides the wonderful talks, the wonderful kirtans, and the wonderful prasada and accommodation, I clearly remember how seriously Karnamrita Prabhu was chanting his rounds in the morning. We were given large size mantra cards to concentrate on, and if my memory serves me right, Karnamrita Prabhu was intensely looking at what I seem to remember was a photo of his worshipable Deities.
All glories to Karnamrita Prabhu! Surely he has attained the supreme destination. All glories to his faithful wife, Her Grace Arcana-siddhi devi dasi.
Respectfully,
Your servant,
Visakha Priya dasi
Hare Krishna Mother Visakha Priya,
The devotee who passed away is not the husband of Mother Arcana Siddhi. In the beginning of the article it says, "Not to be confused with the other Karnamrita Prabhu ACBSP whose legal name is (Christopher John Cox)"- who is Karnamrta Prabhu you are referring to.
Your servant,
Nitai-lila dasi
Karnamrta was a talented English devotee, initiated by Srila Prabhupada in Vrndavana in late 1975: an artist (painter), a preacher, a Sanskrit scholar (translated Jiva Gosvami's Harinamamrta-vyakarana into English), an exceptional poet, an expert singer and musician. Reclusive in his final years, he passed away hearing Srila Prabhupada's bhajana. Here is a sonnet composed by him:
I prithee Lord, let me remember Thee
When time would have me quit this mortal coil
That I had erst maintained with pains and toil,
Though bound in chains, but thought it liberty.
My master vowed You'd enter in my mind
If I could keep the vow I made to him
To strive to make me pure and free from sin.
And he did ope' my eyes that had been blind.
He promised if I daily tell my rounds,
Transcendent names, most holy living sounds,
That Thou wilt bless me with Thy mercy kind,
And save me from the hell my fate propounds.