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Samkalpa Devi Dasi: Dear Devotees, Another son of Srila Prabhupada, H. G. Grahila Prabhu, has received unbelievable mercy by the Lord and has left this world on the last Ekadasi, March 11, at 7.47 a. m. Grahila Prabhu has been diagnosed with brain cancer during his visit to Vrindavan in Kartik 2009. Accompanied by his wife, Guruseva Dasi, he went to Mumbai and was further diagonised with having stage 4 melonoma in different places of his body.\nGrahila Prabhu’s first reaction was that he felt he hadn’t done enough for Srila Prabhupada’s mission and desired to stay if a treatment could be found. His good wife gave him full support in his decision. In December they decided to return to their home in Mayapur and continue the alternative treatments he had started in Mumbai.
\nGrahila Prabhu very conscientiously followed the treatments while at the same time fully preparing for the final journey to the Lord’s lotus feet. We could perceive how perfectly the Lord arranged all that was necessary for Grihila Prabhu’s successful departure. A devotee healer from Russia arrived and offered him a special treatment that could cure his brain cancer and possibly the other cancers as well. After just a few days Grahila Prabhu regained full functionality of his brain, sharp memory and freedom from any pains in the head. He was able to increase his chanting and read Srila Prabhupada’s books daily. He was blessed with visits by Jananivas Prabhu, Pankajanghri Prabhu, Sivarama Swami, Loknath Swami and many other visitors. From the US, his biological family came, which included his daughter Nitaipada Dasi, who was very instrumental in assisting the healer with the treatments. We asked him if he feels that the Lord will allow him to stay for sometime longer, he answered,” My health has improved due to the treatment, but inside my heart I feel that the Lord plans to take me.”
\nAnother time we asked him if he was able to let go his attachments to this world and he said: “Most of my attachments are gone, but I still value good Prasadam.” And, to our astonishment, his stomach, which had been afflicted by cancer as well, recovered somewhat and he was able to relish sumptuous Prasadam for a week or so, including Mahaprasadam from the Gaura Purnima offerings. Shortly after that he relapsed and was unable to eat any more. He grew increasingly eager to leave this world and attain the service of Their Lordships Radha Madhava. His wife encouraged him to call out to the Lord to take him and grant him pure devotional service despite all the short comings that might still be in his heart. Guruseva Dasi relentlessly cared for her husband day and night for 5 months in this most difficult part of her husband’s life. She was overwhelmed and very blissful l when Grahila Prabhu’s consciousness was entirely focused on the Lord’s lotus feet at the end of his life. Bhakti Bhrhad Bhagavat Swami visited Grahila Prabhu 3 consecutive nights before his departure and read to him from 10th canto of Srimad Bhagavatam and helped him to dive right into the pastimes of the Lord in Vrindavan. We could all observe Grahila Prabhu’s full absorption in the intimate details of the Lord’s pastimes, disconnecting himself, from all pains and lamentations and looking so effulgent. On the morning of March 11th,
\nGrahila Prabhu experienced rapid uncontrollable breathing but perfectly clear consciousness. The night long Bhajans increased in intensity and bliss and Grahila Prabhu lifted his arms and chanted along in the presence of H. G. Jananivas Prabhu and Bhakti Bhrhad Bhagavat Swami and many other devotees. At 7.45 a. m. during Guru Puja time, when Kirtan was going on in the temple he thanked his wife with gestures for her amazing selfless service and gazing at the pictures of Radha Madhava he very blissfully smiling, just left his body. The devotees present at this special intense moment jumped up and with arms raised chanted and danced in the room. This was the departure of a very special son of Srila Prabhupada, who was known to everyone as always being a perfect gentleman. Grahila Prabhu ki Jaya! Srila Prabhupada ki Jaya!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"