Dear Devotees,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
We write today to inform you that HH Bhakti Charu Swami has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently in critical condition in the ICU at a hospital in the USA.
We request the worldwide community of devotees to offer heartfelt prayers for Maharaja’s prompt and smooth recovery.
As you all know, HH Bhakti Charu Swami is a most respected Vaisnava leader who has generously given his life to the service of his beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Maharaja is an initiating spiritual master, a member of the Governing Body Commission, a renowned speaker on the Vedic scriptures, a most melodic kirtan leader, an innovator in Krishna conscious arts and culture, and above all, a dedicated servant of Srila Prabhupada in whichever capacity he serves. He began his life in Krishna consciousness as Srila Prabhupada’s personal servant and secretary and continues every day to serve Srila Prabhupada in the same personal manner.
Again, please pray with all your heart, in line with the instructions Srila Prabhupada gave his own disciples when he was not well, “My Dear Lord Krishna, if you so desire, please cure His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami.”
Thank you very much.
Hare Krsna,
Your servants,
Ramai Swami
Bhakti Caitanya Swami
Bhanu Swami,
GBC Executive Committee
I am praying hard for Maharaja's well-being. Krishna has His plan and we
cannot interfere with that, but we can express our desire to have Maharaja
remain with us for as long as possible. Despite his age Maharaja is still
quite youthful and has so much still to offer as far as expansion of the
Krishna conscious movement is concerned. From my perspective he has
contributed so much, over so many years, to the development of the UK yatra
As many of us know Maharaja has a unique ability to make you feel like the
most important person in the world whenever you are in his association. In
many ways when talking with him, time kinda stands still and he is never in
a rush to depart. That is reciprocated by one and all he meets due to his
sweet, sweet nature, dedication to Srila Prabhupada and his infectious
enthusiasm for spreading Krishna consciousness
Constantly thinking of you and fighting with you at this time Maharaja
Your friend and servant,
Praghosa dasa