Re: Attentat auf Manipur
Geschrieben von Berghof am 18. August 2006 19:58:
Als Antwort auf: Attentat auf Manipur geschrieben von Bhaktin Geli am 17. August 2006 22:59:
Nachricht von His Holiness Bhaktisvarup Damodar Goswami an alle Devotees, direkt aus Manipur:
Message from HH Bhaktisvarupa Damodara
(Note: As heard and noted by Vrajapati Das while Guru Maharaja was speaking
from a cell phone, which was not very clear there are some gaps due to poor
signal, from the hospital room)
Dear Devotees,
I pray for Srila Prabhupada’s and Lord Krishna’s blessings upon you.
We are sorry for the sad news from ISKCON Manipur incident. It is due to the
unlimited blessings of Sri Sri Radha Krishnachandra that the casualities are
relatively less. We sincerely pray for the departed souls and for speedy
recovery of the injured.
I was supposed to attend URI Global Council Tele conference call when the
incident happened. I was delaying to attend the call in order to give
company to the important guests and devotees during the Rasalila
Performance. I am sitting together with important guests and devotees when
the hand grenade was exploded in the pandal. Bhojdeva Prabhu was sitting
near to me and he was severely injured. M. M. Singh, and his wife are also
sitting near me and got injured. But their grandson could not survive. Also
a devotee who was initiated as Brahmin yesterday also could not survive. The
child who was playing the role of Lord Krishna was also injured. Liladra
Mataji from New York but presently staying in Vrindavan(yesterday initiated
as ‘Lakshmipriya Devi Dasi’); Kavita Mataji (Indian, staying in Swiss,
yesterday initiated as ‘Kritida Devi Dasi’)and about 30 to 40 local and
visiting devotees also got injured. All of them are getting medical
treatment in the hospitals. I am also still in the hospital. A chunk of
flesh was removed from my hand. About
10:00 AM today, there will be surgery for myself, Bhojdev, Lakshmipriya,
Kritida and others who are injured.
It was again by the blessings of the Lord that an earlier attempt (5 minutes
before the blast in pandal) was not successful. A bomb was thrown into the
main temple but did not explode. Had that been exploded inside the temple
the causalities would be hundreds. Ramachandra Das saw some stone-like thing
coming inside the temple with some sparks but he could not understand at
that time.
All this reminds us the words of scriptures and the saintly people that this
place is full of danger and we should be serious in pursuing the purpose of
our human life. Please pray for the departed souls, and for the speed
recovery of those who are injured, especially Bhojdeva Prabhu
(by his symptoms we are confident that his life will be saved).
Please observe nice Janmastami and Vyasapuja of Srila Prabhupada. Hare
Krishna!
Your well-wisher Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami