(11/OCT/2021 Sri Mayapur dhama, India) Today morning Maha Varaha Prabhu was preparing to leave Sri Mayapur and going to Chennai and from Chennai, he will leave to Malaysia to renew his passport and come back after a month. In this 13 years, after Guru Maharaja's stoke this is the first long break he is taking from his seva. Due to passport renewal, he have to leave go Malaysia. So, morning he went and met Guru Maharaja and took his permission to leave, and took his blessings. Since Maha Varaha Prabhu is leaving, he instructed all of us on how to take care of different services.
Morning after shower and breakfast Guru Maharaja started to answer correspondence with Radharamana Sevaka Prabhu. Soon after that, Guru Maharaja prepared to go to swimming pool to do his exercises. And we all accompanied him to the pool. And this pool was inaugurated in 2010 by Guru Maharaja, at that Jananivasa Prabhu brought Srila Prabhupada and first Srila Prabhupada took bath in this pool. At that Guru Maharaja said, this is Swami Kunda. And when we planned to put a stone plaque - Guru Maharaja said to Subhanga Govinda Prabhu that, this should be Prabhupada Kunda.
Today is the first day with the new water heater installed for the Swimming Pool - by the tireless efforts of Kirtana Priya Prabhu, he installed this heater to heat up the pool water. This heater got lot of settings and features. And it was ready before Guru Maharaja's arrival. The water is warm enough for Guru Maharaja's comfort. Actually, this heater installed for the upcoming winter. So that Guru Maharaja could use this pool and continue his exercises during the three months of winter period.
Meanwhile, Madhava Kanta Prabhu, Purandara Krishna Prabhu, Janaki Ramacandra Prabhu, Gopati Krishna Prabhu and I went to TOVP to see the arrangement for the upcoming for festival on 15th October. As Maha Varaha Pr asked us to go and check in advance. Prema Avatara Gaura Prabhu, he took us all around and showed the lift, the path, the program area, and stage, etc. We said our requirements for Guru Maharaja's safety measures - especially in this pandemic and midst of big program.
Then I came back to lotus as there was time alotted for me to discuss with Guru Maharaja for one hour. When I reached, Subhanga Govinda Prabhu said, Guru Maharaja feeling feverish, I think, again he is having the symptoms of cellulites. And I entered the glass room, and heard that Guru Maharaja said in the swimming pool to Acarya Ratna Prabhu that, he is feeling pain his right leg.
When I entered the glass room, Guru Maharaja was taking his fruits, and we checked his right leg, it was warm and slowly it is becoming more warm. Then we asked Guru Maharaja to rest. But, he was very much wanted to sit and do his exercises on his New Step Machine. Then we made him sit. By that time, Vraja Vilasa Prabhu called Guru Maharaja, and there was a discussion about inviting Gaudiya Matha Sannyasis and acaryas for the Prabhupada Coming Program. Guru Maharaja very much said that, we should invite them all, and few can speak the glories of Srila Prabhupada. As a part of Sarasvata Gaudiya Vaisnava Sanga, uniting Gaudiya Vaisnavas - we have to invite them all for this program. But, Vraja Vilasa Prabhu gave his points that, they speak in Bengali. And Guru Maharaja said, there was a video from one of the Madhva Sannyasi, who was speaking in Kannada, and it was translated into English. So, Guru Maharaja again and again gave emphasis to bring Gaudiya Matha Sannyasis and Acaryas and few can given chance to speak. So, I hope that, they do some organization as per Guru Maharaja's words.
And them I showed Guru Maharaja the Navadvipa Map, which Guru Maharaja asked to do during his Vyasa-puja. And we showed him all the lila places and sketches and he was so happy. And he was going through all the pastimes, and asked us how it can be done like a lotus. How the game of this Navadvipa Parikrama going to be? How other dvipas will be drawn, etc. After this, we started to read the email about Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lotus footprint installation in Vraja-mandala. But, by that time, Guru Maharaja started to shiver more and more, and I stopped and we took him immediately to his room. And we started to apply medicine. And Guru Maharaja was chanting his Gayatri, and soon after that we gave him rest, keeping his feet high.
Later after an hour we woke him up and fed lunch. But he couldn't eat much. He just tasted one spoon in each subji, and went to rest. And he was extremely in pain and tiredness, he slept somehow, and we didn't wake him up. He slept for 6 hours. Dr. Acarya Ratna Prabhu game him a paracetamol tablet to reduce his fever. But, he slept for 6 hours. And we woke him up at 9:15pm to give medicine and dinner. We cancelled his regular evening class. And there was a Latin America RGB Meeting, seeing Guru Maharaja's health, Haridasa Caitanya Prabhu joined the meeting and started to notedown the points to report Guru Maharaja tomorrow.
Maha Varaha Pr was monitoring everything through Camera. And sometimes we hear his voice like asariri. Finally, Guru Maharaja took his dinner satisfactorily. Still he is feeling weak. It is 10:30pm - we are trying to give him rest. His body demands rest, we are all discussing that Guru Maharaja is taking rest at least in the name of cellulites. Only Prabhupada can come and tell him to take rest, otherwise he won't listen to anyone. And one devotee said, Yes! That is the festival Prabhupada Coming... (Personal Diary - Syama Rasika dasa)
