Status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai

Maharaja is continuing to show steady improvement. Yesterday he was made to sit on the edge of the bed with legs hanging down and support at the back. He's also made to sit on a chair(with support) daily for 4 to 5 hours during which he does hand and leg exercises. He is being fed soft solids orally.

Maharaja had fever this morning. The doctors have sent his blood and urine cultures to find the source of infection and have started him on antibiotics. By evening his fever had settled.

Please continue your prayers.

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Status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai

Maharaja's consciousness is normal. The doctors are continuing to give encouraging reports. His oral feeds have increased.

Please continue your prayers.

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Fresh from their European Tour, Le Carnaval Spirituel is returning to Australia this summer to celebrate their 30th anniversary.

Established in France in 1979, this fascinating troupe of international artists have delighted audiences worldwide with their colourful performances, bringing the stage to life with their mystic blend of ancient eastern spirituality and truly contemporary theatre.

Le Carnaval’s rich tapestry of music, dance, yoga, martial arts and theatre evokes the timeless wisdom of India’s ancient Vedic culture.

Street performances will precede each of the stage shows, so the whole community will get the chance to glimpse a vibrant world – a world that has enriched and deepened the lives of millions of people for more than 50 centuries.

Here is Le Carnaval Spirituel's performance itinerary:

Friday the 16th. and Saturday the 17th. of January (7pm.): Fitzroy Town Hall, at the corner of Napier and Moor Streets Fitzroy.

Thursday the 22nd. and Friday the 23rd. of January (7pm.): St Kilda Town Hall, 99a Carlisle St. (corner of Brighton Rd.) St Kilda.

Vegetarian food is available from one hour prior to commencement of the show.

Indradyumna Maharaja's disciples are requesting local devotees to volunteer some time to assist with his preaching program for the whole period of Maharaja's visit to Melbourne with Le Carnaval Spirituel: from January 13-29th.

If you can give some time, please contact either:

• Melbourne Temple reception on 9699-5122
• Sri Krishna Chandra das on 0411-466-882
• Stoka Krishna das on 0411-550-429

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Report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai

Maharaja's consciousness is the same - normal. Today the urinary catheter was removed.

The power in his limbs is gradually improving.

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I don't know if you've noticed but we've been experiencing crippling intermittent service from our Internet service provider for the last couple of days. The problem was at the local South Melbourne exchange and it appears to have settled down now. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai

Maharaja is as alert as yesterday and is recovering well. He is still off the ventilator and breathing comfortably on his own. Limb physiotherapy is going on.

The doctors expect to shift him to the ward early next week.

Please continue praying.

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A comprehensive and entertaining report from the weekend at Rye...

Once we touched the ground, both of us began to jump up and down and dance wildly with hands in the air. People began to cheer. They clapped louder. Some were standing on chairs to look at us. Adam prabhu later told us that he was so ecstatic to see us jump and dance like it was in the temple. Adam prabhu is only 18 years old but he sings so beautifully and every time I have seen him perform, people love it. And this evening was no different. Everyone could sense the pure love and devotion in his singing. The singing, dancing and cheering converted what was a silent tent into a party frenzy.

Thanks to Manoj and Bhakta and his team for arranging a successful outing.

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Status report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai

Maharaja is recovering well. He has been off the ventilator for 72 hours now. He is fully conscious and alert.

Maharaja will be shifted out of the ICU into the ward in the next few days. You may have read that he would be shifted out in the afternoon or tomorrow, but that is not the fact.

Additional note by Dr Shiromani devi dasi: In the morning, the neurologist Dr PP Ashok merely suggested shifting Maharaja out of the ICU but this news was not put out by the Bhaktivedanta doctors because the decision to shift him out of the ICU had to be made by the intensivist Dr Hegde. In the afternoon when Dr Hegde came, he did not agree to shift Maharaja out of the ICU today, but in the next few days.

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Ekanath Gaura prabhu is in the hospital today for the morning shift. Dr. PP Ashok visited Guru Maharaja and he said Guru Maharaja can move out of the ICCU today. Dr. Hegde has to decide yet.

Ekanath Gaura prabhu asked Guru Maharaja if he has any message to all the devotees and Guru Maharaja dictated the following:

Hello. Hello. Hare Krsna! 30 days I am here. I am very tired. Doctor says I am out of danger. GAURANGA!!

Ekanath Gaura prabhu passed on this message to me through the mobile so it can be immediately posted to all of you.

Your humble servant,

Ratnavali dd

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Status report by Dr Madhavananda Das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai

Maharaja has been off the ventilator for 48 hours now and is doing well. The reports are encouraging. His oral intake of prasadam is increasing gradually.

Please continue to pray intensely.

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An email just arrived from Jayapataka Maharaja's disciple Ratnavali Prabhavi:

Dear Devotees,...Yesterday Guru Maharaja for the first time spoke few words with great difficulty. The speech was recorded by Ekanath Gaura prabhu with his team members. HH Radhanatha Swami Maharaja, HH Bhakti Purushottam Swami Maharaja, HG Braja Hari prabhu and Ananda Tirtha Prabhu went to see Guru Maharaja. The doctors placed the speaking valve to enable him to speak...

Hearing [this] one can understand how Krsna Conscious Guru Maharaja is. He is setting the best example for all us to follow.

Note: Certain parts of the speech is not audible.

JPS: 24hrs ...I can say a few words on this contraption. I can speak a few words on this contraption...
RNS: You are making great progress!
JPS: All by your mercy.
RNS: All the doctors are amazed by the miracle how you are making progress. I think after a few days they can take all these machines off of you.
JPS: I was literally leaving and lying ...I was sleeping... it's all your good association.
RNS: I have been feeling so much of separation from your association, Maharaja.
JPS: I want to stand up. I want to try to stand up.
EGD: You want to stand up?
RNS: Maharaja, after few days you will dance, after few days you will stand up and after sometime you will be dancing.
JPS: Doctor told you? ... the other doctor.. that doctor...
EGD: Ya, doctor said you will be able to walk. Walking no problem he said.
BHD: Doctor told today to Gopal Krsna Maharaja that you will become a very, very normal person. Don't worry.
JPS: I have so much pain. I have to lie flat or I can walk?
EGD: He said you can walk.
JPS: ....
BHD: If we press do you feel much better?
BPS: Guru Maharaja, can you move your legs?
BHD: Can you move your legs Guru Maharaja, little bit? We want to see whether you can move your legs.
JPS: Leg is flat.... otherwise I can walk.
BHD: You will be alright, Guru Maharaja. Don't worry, you will be very much alright. In two days you will come to temple.
JPS: I go to Juhu. When I go to Mayapur? Am I in Juhu or in Chowpatty?
BHD: We are in the Hindhuja hospital ICU.
EGD: You are going to be very soon out of the ICU the doctor said may be in one day or a two. One or two days may be you will be out of the ICU, Guru Maharaja. Bhakti Purushottam Maharaja and Radhanath Maharaja they came to take you to Mayapur very soon.
JPS: ...I couldn't hear.
BHD: He was telling, that Bhakti Purushottam Maharaja and Radhanath Maharaja after few days they will take you to Mayapur.
JPS: I want to extend...
BHD: You want to take it off? Is it alright?
JPS: How is breathing?
RNS: Your breathing is excellent. Everything is very good. We are all happy to see that you are recovering.
BHD: Maharaja you just tell all Vrndavana things, you prayed there and the devotees.. Radhanatha Maharaja is saying something, please listen.
RNS: We were in Vrndavana for almost 3 weeks. We had 4,000 devotees from different parts of the world on our yatra and we dedicated the yatra to you.Every lecture we began by speaking about you and we had all the 4,000 devoteees praying for your recovery and for your good health.
JPS: I don't deserve it.
RNS: Every holy place that we went, we were also at Govardhan parikrama, we were all praying for you. All thousands and thousands of devotees we were in Vrndavan meditating on our love and gratitude to you and praying to Sri Radha and Krsna to help you to recover. All over the world the devotees are united in doing kirtan and praying for your good health. It was beautiful before each evening lecture all the 4,000 devotees were together and we would begin by hearing an update and the report of your health condition and then we would speak about you and then we would all take some minutes in prayer for you and kirtan for you. It is beautiful to see how much devotees love you from their heart and hearts with such deep gratitude for your compassion and a lifetime of devotional service. Even non-devotee doctors and nurses are developing faith by seeing how miraculously Krsna is healing you. Even in this condition you are preaching, uniting devotees hearts, giving people faith. There is nothing that can be done to keep you from being an empowered preacher. You're seriously affecting devotees hearts. It brings us joy to see this. Especially brings us joy to see how miraculously you are recovering.
RNS and devotees: Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare / Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.
JPS: Hare Krsna. I want my walking stick.
Devotees: Walking stick. We have. We have.
JPS: I have.
EGD: I have in the temple. Tomorrow we will bring your walking stick for you.
JPS: ...I am very tired.
BHD: You can take rest now. We will go and you take rest, Guru Maharaja. We will sit outside, you take rest. You want to take rest now. Right?
JPS: I want association.
Devotees: want association.
BHD: Maharaja will be here. We are all very happy to see your progress. So nicely you are improving. Guru Maharaja, do you feel hurt... Are you feeling hurt?
Devotees: ya, little bit.
JPS: ...you sit down and I walk.
Devotees: you will walk. (laughter)
BHD: As soon as you come out of the bed you will walk. Right now you have to take rest and you will walk when you come out of the bed. It will take some time. Just wait for a day. Be patient.
RNS: .Previously they put him on a chair...
JPS: Have a lift in Mayapur?
BPS: We are preparing the lift. Construction going on there. The lift construction is going on in Mayapur.
JPS: Good to cough?
Devotees: Ya, good to cough.
BHD: Doctor said that if you are coughing it is good for you.
RNS: It is auspicious.
BHD: Sign of improvement.
RNS: It is auspicious.
BHD: Guru Maharaja here is Ananda Tirtha.
ATD: Arguments are going on. ...arguments started yesterday.
JPS: In the Higher Court?
ATD: No, in the Lower Court only, still. December 2nd week we should be getting a judgement, hopefully in our favor. Once you will be alright, you can come back.
JPS: I think it is ....
RNS: ....will come back to see you after sometime. Please rest.
ATD: So many devotees are praying for you Guru Maharaja. Because we want you back.
JPS: I heard that you're ... (unclear)
Ekanath Gaura: It's okay Guru Maharaja...We can finish this conversation later....

Special thanks to Ekanath Gaura prabhu and Acintya Nitai prabhu for having the MP3 recorder at the right moment and recording the talk; for Tirthatma Nitai prabhu who did audio editing and to provide the url link so everyone could hear the transcendental conversation; and for Braja Sevaki Mataji who assisted in the transcription.

Your humble servant,

Ratnavali dd

Visit www.jpshealth.info for regular updates on health reports of HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja and to read the wonderful, heart moving letters from GBCs, his dear Godbrothers, disciples and well wishers.

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Status report by Dr Madhavananda Das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai...

The neurologist was happy to see Maharaja fully alert and conscious. Maharaja feels hungry and asks to be fed. He takes a few teaspoons of semisolid food 2-3 times a day.

The weaning from the ventilator is going on. Today they weaned him off the ventilatory support at 2.30 pm. We are waiting and watching for how long he can sustain respiration without the ventilatory support.

The progress he is making is very heartening to see and the neurologist and intensivist are happy with this positive outcome and feel that very soon he will be able to pull through without ventilatory support.

Maharaja is much less critical as compared to the first 10 days of his admission in ICU.

Please continue to pray intensely.

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Report by Dr Madhavananda Das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai...

Maharaja is more alert and is able to clearly understand what is being spoken to him. He is trying to communicate using the alphabet board and through his hand movements (which are limited due to weakness). Today HH Sacinandana Maharaja and HH Candramauli Maharaja came to visit him. They had a lively interaction with him. When HH Sacinandana Maharaja told Maharaja that he had come earlier also to visit him, Maharaja showed two fingers indicating that he remembers that Sacinandana Maharaja had come twice to meet him which was accurate.

Maharaja ate a few teaspoons of khitchri today. His nutrition is still being maintained by naso gastric feeds like before.

Maharaja is still on ventilatory support. The weaning process is going on. Please continue your intense prayers for his quick recovery.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 19/11/08; 12:01:28 AM to the News dept.
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Report by Dr Madhavananda Das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai...

HH Jayapataka Maharaja is stable in terms of consciousness. Using an alphabet chart made by the devotees, Maharaja indicated the spelling of 'Haribol'. When he was asked whether he was saying Haribol to all the devotees around the world, Maharaja emphatically nodded yes.

Dr NF Shah, the endocrinologist was quite positive today as the insulin requirements are reducing which is a good sign, a sign of gradual progressive recovery with decreasing stress levels.

However, Maharaja still requires ventilatory support.

Please continue to pray intensely.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 18/11/08; 1:35:54 AM to the News dept.
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Status report by Dr Madhavananda Das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai...

Maharaja's consciousness level is the same - he is recognizing devotees and trying to communicate. Trial oral feeds are still going on. He is able to chew and swallow a few teaspoons of semi solid food. He was again made to sit on a chair with support. The process of weaning from the ventilator is going on and will take a few days for him to be completely off it. Please continue your intense and enthusiastic prayers.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 17/11/08; 10:24:18 PM to the News dept.
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Status report by Dr Madhavananda Das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai...

Maharaja was off the ventilator support for two hours. Now he is back on the ventilatory support because he was breathless and tired. The trials for weaning him off the ventilator will continue. Other parameters are stable. Maharaja remains critical because he is still on the ventilator. Please continue to pray intensely.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 16/11/08; 1:19:26 AM to the News dept.
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Status report by Dr Madhavananda Das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital...

Maharaja's consciousness is the same as yesterday. The other parameters are stable. Today at 10 am, they removed the ventilatory support. We have to wait and watch to see how Maharaja responds. Please continue praying intensely.

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Work has been underway whilst we've been away. For everyone at the temple this has simply been a work in progress for the last month. For those of us who've been away these shots look great. The plumbing behind the wall in the bathroom had to be replaced since it was leaking into the theatre. The new carpet on the stairs looks inviting. The stair rods should be installed by next week. We've got more plans to fix the theatre and reception but our funds are running out so it might take a little time to manifest.

Prabhu is also looking into the installation of a grey water recycling system for watering the garden which I have been told is looking very good. If the water restrictions are increased at the end of November then this may be our only option for watering the garden. One cycle of washing uses almost 180 litres of water. If we use the correct detergent and install the system we can put this straight onto the garden. Looking after temple maintenance is a never ending job.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 15/11/08; 3:08:49 AM to the News dept.
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Report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai...

Maharaja's consciousness level is the same as yesterday. He is still on minimal ventilatory support. The treating doctors are going to try to remove the ventilatory support tomorrow. We hope and pray that he can breathe on his own. Please continue your intense prayers.

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ISKCON has popularised Ratha-yatra all over the world and is now criticised and effigies of Prabhupada are burnt. What is going on here...?

Followers of Lord Jagannath have taken strong exception to the proposed Rath Yatra by ISKCON being organised in Delhi on November 23, in contravention to the religious practices. Jagannath Sena denounced the untimely observance of Rath Yatra of the Trinity and warned ISKCON to desist from such a practice, failing which, the Sena would ban entry of ISKCON devotees into the Pilgrim City...

...Earlier on Tuesday, Sena activists burnt the founder of ISKCON in effigy in front of the Jagannath temple.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 14/11/08; 7:27:02 PM to the News dept.
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Report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai...

Maharaja is gradually being weaned off the ventilator. He is on low ventilatory support since afternoon. His consciousness level is the same. He is trying to communicate. Today he was given trial oral feeds which he accepted. He was also made to sit on a chair with support. Please continue to pray intensely as Maharaja is still in need of the ventilator.

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Dear Maharajas, Prabhus, & Matajis,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

This is to bring to your notice that HH Jayapataka Maharaja is in a very crucial state of recovery; but, he is not out of a critical condition. The doctors have warned us that any little infection, that he get, in this critical condition could endanger his life to the extent of being fatal.

With folded hands I beg you to not try to come and visit him because the doctors have issued a strict warning, "NO VISITORS AT ALL!" Kindly bear with me.

Please continue your prayers and chanting and that is very important for his recovery.

Hare Krishna

Your servant,

Bhakti Purusottama Swami

# Posted by Aniruddha at 12/11/08; 11:30:23 PM to the News dept.
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Status report by Dr Madhavananda Das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai

Maharaja remains neurologically the same. He is fully conscious, oriented and responding to all commands. He is still on low ventilatory support. He continues to remain critical as he is still in need of the ventilator. Please continue your intense prayers.

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Report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai...

Maharaja's weaning process is on. His ventilatory support is low. Please continue to pray intensely for Maharaja.

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Some inspirational news from Devakinandana Das, Singapore...

The following letter is written by Devakinandana Prabhu from Singapore. He is a disciple of (old) Mahavisnu Swami Maharaja. This letter was written to Kavicandra Maharaja who is at present here in Mumbai and regularly visiting Guru Maharaja to give his transcendental association.

This letter can give us great faith and inspiration to continue to pray for our Guru Maharaja. The doctors are in the process to wean the ventilator. This is a biggest hurdle for now as other parameters seem to be stable with the mercy of Sri Sri Radha Rasabihariji and the beloved Lordships of our Guru Maharaja, Sri Sri Radha Madhava and Lord Narasimhadeva.

Your humble servant,

Ratnavali dd

 

Hare Krsna Maharaja,

Please accept my dandavats at your lotus feet! All glories to Srila
Prabhupada!

I have been reading the regular updates on the transcendental progress of H.H Jayapataka Swami Maharaja in Mumbai. I wanted to inform you Maharaja that devotees have daily been offering Nrsimha kavacas in Singapore. For the public programmes, we have been chanting one round of japa together and 1 round of the Kavaca together. We have had 4 special japa sessions (once every week). We are all praying for Maharaja's recovery.

Personally, Maharaja's' present state reminded me very much of my Guru Maharaja's' condition 8-9 years ago and I wanted to share it with you Maharaja's because it gives me great faith in the Lord.

Guru Maharaja's was diagnosed with brain stem bleeding and infarction to the left side of the brain. There were at least 2 major areas of bleeding in the brain and an embolism in the left lung. Doctors were not hopeful because of his age and the very nature of the medical condition. He also could not move his limbs. They told me that even if he regains consciousness, he would either live and become a vegetable or he would not make it. The 13 hours of
flight to London was the most tortuous I had ever taken because I had no idea what to expect when I arrived in London.

When I did, and rushed into the hospital, I found Guru Maharaja's putting up both his hands high above his head and saying "Haribol". Yet skeptical doctors cautioned me not to be very pleased as the bleeding was still there, but they could not explain how Maharaja's was conscious despite the bleeding. It confounded them totally.

In the next 72 critical hours, Maharaja's got the small team of us disciples to daily do mangala arati at his bedside - and continuously chant Srimad Bhagavatam and particularly Narayana Kavaca from 6th Canto. Midway through the week, a 2nd embolism began to form in Maharaja's' lung, and the doctors got worried that this would spell trouble. Guru Maharaja's' purity got him through that to. He told us that we should never underestimate the power of devotional service - the process Srila Prabhupada has given us is complete and pure - we just have to sincerely follow it and Krsna will always protect us. He also told me that Krsna sends 2 kinds of diseases - the 1st can be
cured when we try. The 2nd no matter how we try cannot be cured  - that means the only cure to that disease is death.

Guru Maharaja suffered very much, from my material vision. The pain and numbness alternately tortured his old body, but I realised that he was transcendental to pain.

That is why Maharaja's I am very hopeful of Jayapataka Maharaja's recovery.

Just wanted to share this with you Maharaja...

Your servant

Devakinandana Das

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From Bhakti Purusottama Swami...

By now most of you must have heard about the positive health developments of health of HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja. Maharaja has become more conscious, is moving his limbs, and attempting to talk.

But my humble request to all devotees around the world is that they kindly do not relax their prayers, chanting, and kirtans on hearing this news. The doctors are giving no medicine, as there is nothing to give and no surgery is possible. That means the only improvement we see now is due ONLY to the medicine of prayers from the devotees around the world, and the chanting of the holy names.

Every little step towards improvement that Maharaja makes is fully dependent on how seriously devotees are chanting and praying. This is the only way he will recover.

I humbly request all devotees to continue your prayers to the Lord for the recovery of our beloved Guru Maharaja, His Holiness  Jayapataka Swami.

Thank you very much.

Your humble servant

Bhakti Purusottama Swami

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Report by Dr Madhavanada Das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai

The doctors tried to wean Maharaja from the ventilator for 2 hours today. He is back on the ventilator now. The doctors said it will take its own time.

Maharaja's consciousness is the same as yesterday.

Please continue to pray intensely. Maharaja remains critical as he is still on the ventilator.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 11/11/08; 5:32:55 PM to the News dept.
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Report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai...

Maharaja's consciousness is the same as yesterday. He is trying to communicate by writing but is weak to write at the moment. The weaning from the ventilator is going to start today. Please continue to pray intensely.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 10/11/08; 6:40:10 PM to the News dept.
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Report by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai...

Maharaja's consciousness in the evening is the same as morning. He is fully conscious and trying to talk. The other parameters are also stable. Tomorrow the doctors will try to wean Maharaja off the ventilator. Please continue to pray intensely for this to be a success.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 10/11/08; 2:00:00 PM to the News dept.
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From Bhaktisiddhanta Swami...

At 10:45 am Bhakti Caru Swami, Kavicandra Swami, Braja Hari and myself went to see him and GM was awake chanting. He looked at each of us and Bhakti Caru Swami said, placing his hand on GM's chest.. "Wow you look great, just look at your fighting spirit...you really had us worried...we need you so much to guide us in service to Srila Prabhupada" Kavicandra Maharaja said "There are 24 hour kirtans going around the world for you".

GM was choked up with tears in his eyes and he tried to speak, Bhakti Caru Swami said "Don't try to exert your self please relax... And we all chanted Hare Krnsa out loud to calm him. Kavicandra at the foot of the bed yelled out "Gauranga" and then GM had to shift his attention to the end of the bed. Then BCS asked him would you like to hear from the CC?... how about the chapter "Talks between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Caitanya?" Gm made a slight affirmation. During the reading Kavicandra Maharaja was giving him reiki around the leg area and noticed that when the description of Mahaprabhu dancing GM's right leg gave a small kick. He then was able to feebly lift his left hand over his chest to hold Bhakti Caru Swami's hand.

For the first time he was moving his head from right to left, up and down to take in all the persons that were there...sometimes he would look over head as we spoke.

Doctor Madhavanada, the director of the Bhaktivedanta hospital arrived and GM recognized him motioning with his left hand and pointing at the ventilator system that is a plastic pipe that goes into his throat. The doctor said "that we have to keep that in for a while to help you clear the mucus...just some more days. You are doing very very well, we are very happy at your progress".

Last night the doctor had a dream and he was with GM at his hospital bed and he was pulling the ventilator pipes from his chest saying "I don't need them any more". The DM was amazed to see that he was pointing to the very pipes he pulled out in the dream. Again GM tried to talk and the doctor said you are doing fine in a few days you can write to us. A large card with the alphabet was brought over and he tried to point to a few letters but it was too strenuous...DM said don't worry you can do this later"

At the same time the local doctors had arrived and were watching, I think Doctor Ashok, the nuerologist, was there for the first time to see GM active, we were going to clear out but he motioned for us to stay saying "This is the best thing for him now".

Again we began to chant together and you could see how GM was trying to speak the mahamantra and say Gauranga...One could easily perceive that GM appeared to be restless...wanting to do more...Kavicandra jokingly quipped "He is probably thinking of an unused plane ticket that he hasn't used up yet" As we were leaving it was clear that GM, looking at Bhakti Caru Swami, silently formed the words 'Thank you'.

Out in the hall DM said things are going well, he is stable and his platelets are up to 70,000 in my opinion we should not move him until he is completely off the ventilator. Two days ago I saw him and today I am amazed to see this. Kavicandra added "I could really see he has taking the reiki...I have not seen him like this since he arrived"

In conclusion...a strong indication has been made: This is such good news but we are still in the critical stage...all of the prayers and yajnas are being felt, and now we have to only increase and not let up. Kavicandra mentioned(because today is Ekadasi) that if everyone in the movement did nirjala just think how powerful that could be? Krsna is reciprocating with the desires of his devotees...this is the most important cure. Now we have a lot of work to do to try to bring GM back to 100%...please please please continue....

Best wishes
Your servant
Bhaktisiddhanta Swami

# Posted by Aniruddha at 10/11/08; 2:09:19 AM to the News dept.
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by Dr Madhavananda das, Director of Bhaktivedanta Hospital...

Today mornings' Srila Jayapataka Maharaja is evidence of the power of prayers of all the devotees all over the world. By Srila Prabhupada’s and Krishna’s mercy Maharaja is completely conscious, recognizing everyone, trying to speak and chant (of course he can’t do that because of the tracheostomy tube) and moves all his limbs.  HH Bhakti Caru Maharaja, HH Kavicandra Maharaja, HH Bhaktisiddhanta Maharaja were all reading from Caitanya Caritamrta and Maharaja could understand everything.

Maharaja wants to come out of the ventilator. His blood pressure and other parameters are stable. We are hoping that very soon he will be out of the ventilator as well but that remains unpredictable even at this moment.

Maharaja is also getting acupuncture. Yesterday the first sitting of acupuncture was done and it will continue as long as the hospital authorities allow us.

Please continue to pray very sincerely and enthusiastically.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 9/11/08; 6:04:31 PM to the News dept.
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Tough times in Bali...

Balinese survivors and relatives of victims were expected to gather this morning at the Kuta headquarters of a local Hare Krishna group to pray, sing and dance for peace.

"After their executions, we will pray together at the Bali bombing monument at 9am," Sayoga, the executive director of the National Integration Movement, told AAP last night.

He said the aim of the prayers was to cut the bonds of hatred and anger that had consumed the bombers.

"If someone is dead, it is only their body that is dead, their spirit lives on. So the bombers' spirits are still spreading hatred, anger and violence. Our prayers are to make this anger and hatred disappear," he said.

# Posted by Aniruddha at 9/11/08; 4:02:18 PM to the News dept.
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