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Mahabuddhi Report 11/12/97

USA (VNN) - Letter received on 11/12/97

Dear Balavanta prabhu,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories To Srila Prabhupada.

I am writing you as per your request regarding my initial findings on the last tapes of Srila Prabhupada as held in possession by Isa prabhu. You are aware of the history of these tapes and it may have some information that are not now available in the BBT Archives. Unfortunately, upon my aural investigation several shocking issues became present.

1) On tapes 2, 18, 19 & 20 there are definite conversations regarding Srila Prabhupada's health. On a tape the Ayurvedic Kaviraja a Mr. Damodhar Prasad explains that the Markadvaja medicine that Srila Prabhupada has been taking has both Mercury and Arsenic in it and is Poison for Srila Prabhupada. At that point in time I estimated that He has been taking the medicine for over 10 months! Definitely, some negligence seems to be there on behalf of those around Srila Prabhupada as to the effects of the Medicine that they have been giving Srila Prabhupada all that time.

2) On tape 20, as per your experience as well - A most disturbing piece of information is uncovered: Srila Prabhupada was getting better with the help of the Ayurvedic Kaviraja, to the point that on the tape it was mentioned that he could now pass urine where he couldn't before, he could now pass stool without artificial help, and he could now drink milk without coughing and was getting stronger. Jayapataka Swami was speaking to Srila Prabhupada regarding this point and his taking of milk when someone tried to turn off the tape and clear their throat, and a whisper could be heard in which we deciphered on our digitally enhanced equipment as "Let's put poison in his milk!" We could hear this pretty clearly, as it differed from your version from the BBT Tape.

There can be no good interpretation regarding this statement. Some evil intentions have to be attributed to the speaker of this whispered statement. As far as we have heard the following people were heard on the tape as being present at that meeting: Jayapataka Swami (Who was speaking to Srila Prabhupada, and is the least likely to have whispered near the microphone as he was speaking), Tamal Krsna Goswami (Who's whereabouts in the room are not known, as he does not speak until later), Bhavananda dasa (Who by hearing the tape is the loudest and closest to the microphone, when he speaks up again in the conversation) Bhakti Caru Swami, (Who's whereabouts are also unknown as he does not speak to later). No other voices are heard on the tape, so if anyone else is present, they do not speak. This information would seem to lend credence that at least some disciple(s) of Srila Prabhupada wanted his demise and were at least speaking about poisoning him to another disciple. As far as we can hear, these senior men with the exception of Jayapataka Swami could have spoken these comments (JPS was speaking to Srila Prabhupada at the time) and should be questioned further.

As I am not economically dependent or otherwise to the GBC, I can remain without reproach and can remain both impartial and independent in our evaluation of this material. I will report back later as I hear more of the tapes.

Your servant,
Mahabuddhi dasa

Subject: Addendum to report

Dear Balavanta prabhu,

Upon further investigation it is noted that the area you have reported on in the tape saying "Lets now poison him and go" or something to that effect is a different part of the tape than what we discovered as "Lets put the poison in his milk" which is much more clear and about 30 counter points behind the area you were talking about. There are two distinct poison references on this tape.

Also, listening later on in the tape shortly after "Poison in the Milk" part, actually Bhakti Caru Maharaja asks Srila Prabhupada in Bengali if he would like milk? Srila Prabhupada agrees, he drinks, and Bhakti Caru asks if it is too hot and Srila Prabhupada answers no it is extremely sweet!

Srila Prabhupada was a diabetic, why would they make it too sweet? Could this be a cover up for poison in the milk? If you listen to the tapes and you understand it in the same way - you have to wonder why they moved the microphone away when Jayapataka Maharaja was speaking to Srila Prabhupada, as his voice gets cut off, then you hear the attempt to turn the microphone off, the faint whispers of "lets put poison in the milk" and then you can hear Jayapataka Maharaj still talking to Srila Prabhupada farther away. Whoever taped this tape also moved it and was there when the whisper of poisoning Srila Prabhupada was said. This tape was taped exactly 20 years ago to this date 11/10 and 11/11 . Bhakti Caru was asking in Bengali, my wife understood it but to make absolutely clear it should be double checked by a Bengali speaker. It seems a logical progression in this tape that some question was asked about poison, then an agreement to put it in his milk then the offering of the milk and then it is extremely sweet. If this is true. Tamal Krsna Maharaja, Bhakti-Caru Maharaja, and Bhavananda dasa have a lot of explaining to do.

This is enough evidence alone to have the GBC question them, and bring about a full investigation into Srila Prabhupada's passing away. My only fear is that because of the interconnection with many of the leaders in the GBC and these devotees a special unit (perhaps our committee) needs to follow-up on these findings and future findings regarding these issues. Unfortunately, these topics will end up being laundered in the public, but perhaps that is the only way of purifying for these offenses.

your servant,
Mahabuddhi dasa

Update:

Further investigation into the final tapes have determined that both Hansadutta dasa (whereabouts in the room unknown) and Bhurijana prabhu (whereabouts in the room unknown) were also present in the room during these Nov 10th discussions in Vrndaban, India.