Around 7am I went to rooftop to check with Guru Maharaja. He was sitting, and I paid my obeisances, and Guru Maharaja asked before me asking him, “Syama Rasika! How are you!” I said, “I am fine! How are you Guru Maharaja? Did you sleep good last night.” He said, “Not bad!”. I asked him, you should have taken some more rest. Guru Maharaja said, “At 5:12am Dr. Hari Guru Gaura Prabhu put an antibiotic, and my sleep got disturbed.” I said, “Sometimes these ICU doctors wake up the sleeping patients and give them the sleeping pill to sleep.” Guru Maharaja was laughing. And then, again we made him lay-down on the bed, and Mukunda Govardhana Prabhu and Yogendra Gauranga Prabhu came to do some bed-physio exercises. I said to Guru Maharaja, “Better to have at least one or two hours of rest, then you will be fresh.” I asked the other devotees to come later for the exercise. Guru Maharaja agreed and Subhanga Govinda Prabhu, prepared to put bi-pap. Then I said to Guru Maharaja, “We didn’t make any schedule for today, 11:30am Master Plan meeting, and 5pm SMOVP meetings all are only depends on your health. Please give time to recover. And His Holiness Rādhānātha Swami Maharaja might come to meet with you, as he will be leaving tomorrow.” Guru Maharaja said, “Anytime Mahārāja can come.” And Guru Maharaja started to rest.
Maha Varaha Prabhu called and said, Maharaja would like to meet with Guru Maharaja, I said, just now we were discussing about it. Then I asked Syama Gaura Hari Prabhu to get some gifts to give to Maharaja on behalf of Guru Maharaja, like woollen kamucha, tilaka, brahmana thread, Pavitra mala. And I called Gopati Krishna Prabhu to get some maha from the Deities. And he went to Madhava Hari Prabhu and got a cadar of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as now it is going to be winter, Maharaja may use it. So we are prepared.
Guru Maharaja woke up in an hour time, started his exercises, and took shower. While having his shower, we had a discussion about the upcoming initiation ceremony, etc. I tried to inform Guru Maharaja in advance, ans take his direction, how he wants to proceed with, then we try to organise it. Then Deva Gauranga Prabhu said, if you be here, Guru Maharaja will ask many more things, and his shower will be delayed. And then, I left to prepare things for Maharaja’s visit.
Maha Varaha Prabhu called and said, today the Master Plan Meeting got cancelled. So we decided to have it at 11:30am, Maharaja’s visit. Ekanatha Gaura Prabhu also confirmed the same with Maharaja’s secretary. Guru Maharaja had his breakfast and we planned to go for Deity Darsana. But, Guru Maharaja ended his breakfast around 10:30am. Then Dr. Hari Guru Gaura Prabhu put on three antibiotic 300ml. And said it will take 1:30 hrs. Then Guru Maharaja cannot go for darsana now, and also, Guru Maharaja cannot go to meeting room, and Maharaja have to come and meet while Guru Maharaja on his bed. Then we prepared for the same. We put a chair on the right side of Guru Maharaja’s bed. He was trying to talk with Radharamana Sevaka Prabhu regarding the emails, but there was only air coming out as a voice. There was no sound. Then Radharamana Sevaka Prabhu said, you have to preserve your energy to talk with Rādhānātha Swami Maharaja. Better to take a nap now.
I was in the third floor, I asked Vaisnava Priya Prabhu to get two Jui Garlands, which are thin and lot of fragrance. As whenever we give a Garland, Maharaja just takes it off. It was 11:29am, I just rushed to the 3rd floor lift and pressed the button, and when the door opened, Maharaja was there inside. Then I joined Maharaja and went into Guru Maharaja room, Maharaja came alone, no servants or no secretary. He came with a Pavitra mala, and offered it to Guru Maharaja. And paid his sastanga pranama. We didn’t take any photos, as Guru Maharaja was on his bed with antibiotics, and Maharaja with his mask. And more over he is not comfortable doing all these. So, when Maharaja was going around to sit on the chair, I just clipped the recorded in Guru Maharaja’s kurta. So at least, we will get the voice of Guru Maharaja, as his voice was low.
This meeting went for almost 1:15mins. Ekanatha Gaura Prabhu was mainly repeating and talking. Before Maharaja entered the room, we prepared everything to give a gift. And, Guru Maharaja wanted to see the gifts, and I showed him one by one. Then, Guru Maharaja said, he would like to give such gifts to all the sannyasis who are here, like Candramouli Maharaja, Jaya Advaita Maharaja, Bhakti Prema Swami Maharaja, and senior Prabhupada disciples such as Malati Mataji, etc. So we prepared those.
While the meeting was going on Ekanatha Gaura Prabhu pulled me in and started to talk about Lord Caitanya’s lotus footprints and Gaura Mandala Bhumi projects, Bir Nagar, etc. Maharaja was very much impressed and gave his merciful glance. And there was a discussion about Devagrama Visvanatha Cakravarti’s salagrama sila. All these are recorded and the transcript is available in our archives website. (www.jayapatakaswamiarchives.net).
After the conversation got over, Maharaja embraced Deva Gauranga Prabhu, Me and Gopati Krishna Prabhu, who went along with Maharaja until the senior Brahmacari asrama.
It was already 12:45pm. And Guru Maharaja was exhausted, and he said, he cannot rush to temple for darsana. There were many devotees waited in the temple hall for Guru Maharaja’s darsana. But, what to do. Then he had his pre-lunch at 1pm. And then taken his lunch at 2pm. And we gave him rest at 3:45pm.
Last night, I couldn’t complete my diary. In few lines to conclude: evening Guru Maharaja attended the SMOVP meeting, it went or almost 2 hrs. Then we ended the meeting, and Guru Maharaja started to give Zoom Darsana, and a short address, updating devotees about his health and his meeting with Rādhānātha Swami Maharaja. Then quickly went to temple for darsana, then came to take his dinner. After dinner, he was watching some world news updates.
And night shift devotees prepared Guru Maharaja for his rest. They applied powder all over his body. And, I said, “You are now looking like Lord Siva!” And, then Guru Maharaja went to bed, Jaya Radha Krishna Prabhu started to read Caitanya-caritamrita. (END)
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