Subject: Prayer Request for Radhanatha Prabhu
 

By Srutadeva das

Our dear friend and Godbrother Radhanatha prabhu is in serious condition. He is being kept alive by a respirator and his kidneys are also failing. He has expressed his desire not to continue in this condition. So tonight (24-10-07) the San Diego devotees will be going to his bedside to have kirtan and the life support machines will be unplugged. We humbly request all devotees around the world to chant the Holy Names on his behalf tonight starting at 8pm, California USA time. All glories to the Vaishnava devotees of the Lord! All glories to Sriman Radhanatha Prabhu! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Hare Krishna.

Kavicandra Swami: I feel obliged to write something of the glories of my dear Godbrother, HG Radhanatha das (Mullen).

Feeling frustrated that the temple he was in could not get him out on book distribution he joined my Radha Damodara Party in 1976. At that time we were stationed in Lousiville Kentucky. He had already become crippled and was determined to go for book distribution.

I tried to preach to him that he need not worry and that it may be Krsna’s will that he could not go out. He adamantly refused to accept that. He got a wheel chair and convinced many super markets to let him park in the entry ways. He would say “I am a Crip” and I need to collect money to go to Mayapura. Somehow we were able to drive him out daily.

He was one ot the biggest collectors on the party for a few years. Although his condition was always deteriorating he never once complained or felt sorry for himself. He never stopped going out to distribute. He would comment that before joining that he was a “big demon” who ate huge amounts of meat and sold a lot of drugs. He tried many treatments, and no matter what he did, things just got worse. Each new doctor would tell him that the previous one was completely wrong.

Many times he was on the verge of death with the doctors giving up hope, but he would somehow bounce back. Through all that that he made a “KRSNA KIDS” newsletter and always managed to support himself. He would sell flowers and give books. He dabbled in real estate and made profits. He would come for mangal artika, even when he lived 30 miles from the temple.

Even with his legs paralyzed and riding in a wheel chair bed, he was always ready with a big smile to preach to whomever he met. He always felt the KRSNA was especially kind to him. Now with his legs amputated and dying in the IC unit, he is still blissful.

I feel greatly honored that I was blessed with his association and I hope that someday I can quit worrying about my own comforts and set out to preach.

Kavicandra Swami

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(Prayers and updates on Radhanatha Prabhu 2006)

August 29, 2006

We are sorry to bring you the news that HG Radhanatha Prabhu has been hospitalized for an infection related to his amputation. We encourage all devotees to call him or if you are in the Southern California area, please try to visit him if possible. We will be posting the hospital address and phone number very soon. At this difficult time, we request that devotees pray for him so that if Krsna desires, Radhanatha can have a full recovery in order to continue to render the service he loves the most---distributing Srila Prabhupada's books on sankirtana.

Our heartfelt thanks to all of the compassionate devotees who have already sent in their donations to assist Radhanatha with his living and medical expenses. All of the funds sent in for Radhanatha Prabhu this month have already been sent to him since he is now in the hospital and will not be able to go on sankirtana for a short while while he recuperates. Please know we are all praying for you, Radhanatha Prabhu. Devotees, please send in your prayers. They will mean so much to such a humble servant of Srila Prabhupada.

Thank you,
Vaisnavas CARE Board of Directors

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November 24, 2007

I humbly beg and pray at the lotus feet of the Supreme Protector Sri Sri
Laxmi Narsimhadeva to please protect and take special care for Radhanatha
Prabhu and keep him always at His divine lotus feet. 
 
All glories to his service attitude and all glories to his dedicated life
in Krishna Consciousness. I humbly pray that our dear spiritual father
Srila Prabhupada be beside his dear son guiding and protecting him
always.
 
Your Servant,
Sacitanuja Das

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November 7, 2007

Dear Srila Prabhupada,

We beg you to please forever care for your dear son, Radhanath dasa, who
was so devoted and unwavering in his devotional service and who in the
face of adversity always was eager to fulfill Lord Caitanya's mission in
order to help you serve your Guru Maharaja.
 
Your humble servant,
Madana-sundari devi dasi

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September 6, 2006

Dear Radhanatha Prabhu,

Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. I humble pray at the
lotus feet of Sri Sri RadhaGopinatha to please protect you, give you all the
strength and always give you shelter under the Their lotus feet. I plead unto
the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada that he personally takes care of you- his
dear son.

Your transcendental courage and service attitude has been so inspiring I am sure our dear Srila Prabhupada will be most pleased with you and rest assured by his grace you will get all the strength and inspiration to continue with your most wonderful service.

Your servant,
Sacitanuja Das

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September 5, 2006

O Srimati Radharani and Sri Krishna, please hear my insignificant prayers at
Your lotus feet. I pray for Your very exalted, extraordinary, wonderful,
cherished servant, His Grace Radhanath das Prabhu. If You desire, please bestow Your mercies upon Radhanath Prabhu to have a full recovery from his existing suffering and pain in order to continue to render the service as a Sankirtan devotee. Please help him to remember Your Holy Name under all circumstances.

Sriji dasi

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September 5, 2006

My dear Lord Krishna, as always, please take care of your devotee, Radhanath Prabhu.

Ramacandra dasa

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August 31, 2006

Dear Lord,

You have innumerable names and all of them are a source of bliss. One such name of Yours is "Bhakta-Vatsala", i.e., Your devotees are very very dear to You. So my dear Lord Sri Krishna, Your dear devotee and a wonderful soldier of Srila Prabhupada's army is not well physically. But Lord because You love your devotees so much, this wretched fellow prays at Your Lotus Feet that You kindly take care of HG Radhanath Prabhu ji, in whatever way You want. Kindly make him remember about Yourself, in whichever way You want him to remember.

I am extremely sorry if I may have committed any offenses in the course of
writing this mail.

Servant of the servants,
Draupadi Rani devi dasi

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August 29, 2006

Dear Lord,

I humbly offer my prayers and request that your devote Radhanath
Prabhu be blessed with your constant  memory and chant your name in  devotion to Your name even in the hour of pain and suffering and give him solace.

Akrishnajee

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August 29, 2006

Our beloved Srila Prabhupada has translated the word "Karuna" as compassion or mercy.  My dear Lords Nitai Gaurachandra You are described as "parama karuna", the MOST compassionate or merciful.  Radhanath prabhu is and has been surrendering his life unto You by engaging in Your sankirtan mission.  I pray that he fully receives Your compassion and mercy and that You fulfill his heart's desire - to please his spiritual master and eternally engage in pure loving service to the ceaselessly sweet lotus-eyed Lord.  All glories to the vaisnavas!

Your servant,
Nitai das

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August 29, 2006

Prabhu,

You were one of the first devotees to preach to me in Philadelphia, back on
Janmastami Eve in 1976. I was an assistant to prabhuji in San Diego, however I fell from my duties due to care-giver burn out syndrome. As it turned out, I was unable to fullfill the role of care-giver despite the fact that I was serving a transcendental devoteee of God. I learned about prabus sharp decline in health two years ago from a devotee at San Fransisco Ratha Yatra and felt heartfelt sympathies for prabhuji. I hope that Krsna protects my prabhu and allows him to continue to perform this supreme sacrifice of sankirtan yajna.

Hare krsna, and may your life be sublime!

Your Servant,
Jagannatha dasa

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August 29, 2006

We pray to Srimati Radharani that she reward this valiant soldier in
Prabhupada's army with Her merciful glance and always keep him in her sankirtana pastimes.

Your humble sankirtana neophyte
Lokadhyaksa dasa
Gaithersburg, MD

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August 29, 2006

Dear Lord Krsna,

Please surround Radhanatha with devotees to chant and do kirtana at this time.  Please give him the strength to think of your Holy Names and his beloved Srila Prabhupada. 

Guna Mayi devi dasi

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August 29, 2006

We offer our prayers for your recovery. We feel inadequate praying for one who has such strong faith in Krsna and Prabhupada. You are an inspiration to anyone who comes in contact with you, because in spite of your difficult situation you still preach, go to the temple, and encourage others in whatever situation they are in. May Krsna bless you with His constant association.

Madhusudan, Kanchanbala, and Chintamoni
 

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August 29, 2006

May the Lord please take care of such a elevated devotee who gave so much for so many, all his life. Now may the Lord take care of You life after life. My prayers are With You  Radhanatha Prabhu.

Lilavilasini devi dasi

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