31/OCT/2014 - New Delhi

(31/OCT/2014) Today on Friday Guru Maharaj have to be in the hospital for his regular check up. Today is Gopastami. But Guru Maharaj has to be in Hospital. So he left to Hospital at 11:00am along with secretaries and morning shift devotees.

And we afternoon shift devotees at 1:30pm we left from the house with Guru Maharaj. And reached ILBS hospital at 2:15pm. Guru Maharaj lying on the bed and iV line was given and the medicine was getting injected into his body.

He asked about Sri Krishna Caitanya Mercy Contest. And I was replying to him. Since he was too tired, so I didn't read anything. Then we requested him to do Gayathri. Then he started to and after finishing it. He was tired and slept for one hour. And then we woke him up to take his lunch Prasadam. And after taking his Prasadam he asked Urukrama pr, (who was helping in the shifts) about medicinal qualities of different fruits and vegetables. And like this he was asking different questions and many things. Finally he didn't sleep at all. We were keep on chanting the same mantra "please take rest! Please sleep!" But we know, it is difficult for this personality to sleep. In his mind so many things were going on. He was just not able to sleep.

Then in this way after the medicine got fully injected at 9pm Chief Dr. Sharin came to see Guru Maharaj. And discussed with him sometime and then Guru Maharaj got discharged from the hospital. Before leaving Guru Maharaj gave his Prayer book (Interview Notebook) to Thamos to fill it up, as Thamos asked Guru Maharaj to pray for him everyday. Then we reached home at almost 9:50pm. Guru Maharaj entered home and immediately started doing Damodara Arati and Urukrama Pr was singing damodarastakam. Guru Maharaj didn't take his dinner yet. So we were pushing him to take rest. Buy he said, "I want to speak on Srila Prabhupada!" We all said, "Guru Maharaj it is 10'O clock and you have to take you dinner and medicines... And you have to take rest." Maha Varaha Pr and Ekanath Gaura pr tried their best to convince him. But couldn't. Guru Maharaj said, "I have taken a sankalpa to speak every day. So I want to speak." Then they came to a conclusion that, "Okay! We all will sit and listen to you. You can give a short talk." Then Guru Maharaj explained one reason, why sannyasa is forbidden in Kaliyuga. He spoke for 7 mins. Stating with Nama On Vishnupadaya.... We were not able to imagine, such a tiredness, and extremely weak after whole day in the hospital. We were all tired; but he is with full enthusiasm and energy to speak about Lord Caitanya. It is simply amazing...

Then after that he came to take his dinner and went to bed at 12:00am. Maha Puran pr and Golokeshwara pr and Radhapati Gopinath pr finally put his on bed to sleep. (Personal Diary - Shyama Rasika Dasa)