This is Volume Four in the Personal Ambition Series. It contains a lengthy, detailed history of Srila Prabhupada’s mysterious health decline and final pastimes from May 1976 to his disappearance on Nov. 14, 1977. This history is derived from available biographical sources, including that of the poison suspects (taken with a large shaker of salt), hundreds of Srila Prabhupada’s 1977 taped conversations, Hari Sauri’s diaries, Abhirama and his wife, the Srila Prabhupada biography by Satsvarupa, various letters and memories, interviews, and other sources.
Srila Prabhupada was in very good health up until mid-1976, and he suffered his first serious health decline (or attack) on July 20, 1976 as Tamal’s guest in New York. The second health “attack” was on Feb. 26, 1977, days after Tamal arrived from New York and became Srila Prabhupada’s permanent secretary. The third major episode was in Hrishikesh, India, May 16, 1977. Srila Prabhupada thought he would die and immediately returned to Vrindaban, preparing his final will, giving instructions on how initiations would be done after his imminent departure. A long parade of doctors and kavirajas came and went, and none could determine exactly what was the cause of his progressive and unrelenting health decline. Proper medical care was rejected by Tamal and others, and Srila Prabhupada devised self-treatments and called on Ayurvedic physicians he had long known in Vrindaban. But nothing made any difference and his mysterious health decline continued.
In mid-Sept 1977, in London, Srila Prabhupada suddenly experienced another health crisis of inability to pass urine. He had a minor urinary tract surgery, and rather than going onward to America as was scheduled, he chose to fly to Bombay right away. He returned to Vrindaban Oct. 1 in much worse condition than when he had left 5 weeks earlier, now bedridden and only able to move his head and arms. Makharadhvaja was obtained but only 3 doses were taken. An excellent Ayurvedic kaviraja (Shastri) came from Calcutta and tried his best to “cure” Srila Prabhupada. Over two days, Nov. 9-10, Srila Prabhupada complained about being poisoned. On Nov. 11 three caretakers were recorded whispering about poison and poisoning, which has been forensically certified by a long list of separate audio laboratories. On Nov. 14 Srila Prabhupada departed from our external vision.
The poisoning of Srila Prabhupada’s body with ultra-high levels of cadmium, rejection of proper medical attention, concealment of Srila Prabhupada’s instructions, changing his request for all to come and see him in his last days, the conspiracy to falsely claim they were appointed as the next acharyas, the deviations from Srila Prabhupada’s teachings… this constitutes one of the most sinful of all crimes since the crucifixion of Jesus Christ over 2100 years ago.
There is a titanic struggle between Godless materialism and Lord Chaitanya’s mercy. The clarion call is to help Srila Prabhupada restore his mission as it was during his manifest presence.
Srila Prabhupada’s medical symptoms and health history do not in themselves prove that he was poisoned. But, in light of the fact that his heavy metals poisoning has been proven by forensic science with NAA hair tests in 2002-05, it is very interesting that the medical symptoms and health history are fully confirmatory.
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