"Someone Has Poisoned Me" by Nityananda dasa

SOMEONE

HAS

POISONED

THE FACTS ABOUT

SRILA PRABHUPADA'S

POISONING

BY ARSENIC

"So as Krishna was attempted to be killed... And

Lord Jesus Christ was killed. So they may kill me also."

-Srila Prabhupada, May 3, 1976, Honolulu

A letter from

Nityananda das

New Jaipur Press

EXCERPTS

...the evidence is solid that Srila Prabhupada was poisoned, but by whom is not yet known. The level of proof, coincidences, and circumstantial evidence, makes for a very compelling verdict. (Foreword)

"...the GBC is convinced that no such evil deed or even intention existed at the time. The GBC is certain that Srila Prabhupada's passing away was due to entirely natural causes, as his doctors stated. ...some persons are bent on establishing the false and malicious theory that some of Prabhupada's own disciples conspired to poison him." ISKCON statement, Dec. 7, 1997.

Srila Prabhupada: Vahi bat... je koi hamko poison kiya.

(That same thing I said, that someone has poisoned me.)

-Final statement about poisoning late on November 10, 1977.

Kaviraja: dekhiye, bat hi hai, ki koi rakshas ne diya ho.

(Look, this is the thing, that maybe some rakshasa gave him poison.)

Bhakticharu: He's saying that someone gave him poison.)

Tamal Krishna: Prabhupada was thinking that someone had poisoned him.

Kaviraja: Yadi bolta hai, to kuch na kuch sac hi hai, koi sandeh nahin.

(If he says that, there must be some truth to it. There's no doubt.)

Bhakticharu: He said that when Srila Prabhupada is saying that, there must be something truth behind it.

Tamal Krishna: Tssh.

Tamal Krishna: Srila Prabhupada, Sastriji says that there must be some truth to it if you say that. So who is it that has poisoned?

PAUSE of 13 seconds: Srila Prabhupada never answered Tamal.

-Excerpts from conversations on November 10-11, 1977.

"He noted a number of symptoms observed in Napoleon, and in that way managed a description that could have come straight out of a modern textbook on toxicology of the symptoms of arsenical intoxication."

...Assassination at St. Helena, Forshufvud & Weider

A lethal dose may be indicated by as little as 5 ppm of arsenic in the hair. Compare this to the 3 ppm found in Srila Prabhupada's hair. (Chapter 35)

Further, when the symptoms of chronic arsenic poisoning are confirmed by an actual hair analysis, as has been done, then there can be no doubt of the accuracy of this diagnosis. (see Chapter 33)

om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya

chakshur unmilitam yena tasmi sri-gurave namah

I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him.

nama om vishnu-padaya krishna preshthaya bhu-tale

srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.

namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracharine

nirvisesha-sunyavadi-paschatya-desa-tarine

Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvati Goswami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Chaitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword.................................................................................................... 1

Introduction................................................................................................ 4

Chapter 1: Poison Becomes an Issue........................................................ 6

Chapter 2: Poison Whispers Discovered.................................................... 7

Chapter 3: Whispers Alarm Devotees....................................................... 8

Chapter 4: Poison Investigations Begin.................................................. 10

Chapter 5: ISKCON Statement.............................................................. 12

Chapter 6: Investigation Continues........................................................ 14

Chapter 7: Audio Forensics Commence................................................... 16

Chapter 8: More Audio Forensics........................................................... 20

Chapter 9: Obtaining the UHER............................................................ 22

Chapter 10: Virtual Originals from Archives............................................ 24

Chapter 11: More Whispers, No Editing................................................... 25

Chapter 12: Witnesses............................................................................. 28

Chapter 13: Are There Missing Tapes?..................................................... 30

Chapter 14: Researching the Tape Library............................................... 33

Chapter 15: Chandra Swami Connection.................................................. 34

Chapter 16: "Someone Has Poisoned Me".................................................. 41

Chapter 17: Introduction to 1977 Health Biography.................................. 53

Chapter 18: Kidney Disease Symptoms.................................................... 58

Chapter 19: Arsenic Poisoning Symptoms................................................ 60

Chapter 20: Health Chronicle: Dec. 1975 - Dec. 1976................................ 71

Chapter 21: Health Chronicle: January 1977............................................ 78

Chapter 22: Health Chronicle: February 1977.......................................... 83

Chapter 23: Health Chronicle: March 1977.............................................. 88

Chapter 24: Health Chronicle: April 1977................................................. 92

Chapter 25: Health Chronicle: May 1977................................................ 100

Chapter 26: Health Chronicle: June 1977............................................... 111

Chapter 27: Health Chronicle: July 1977................................................ 119

Chapter 28: Health Chronicle: August 1977............................................ 129

Chapter 29: Health Chronicle: September 1977....................................... 140

Chapter 30: Health Chronicle: October 1977........................................... 150

Chapter 31: Health Chronicle: November 1977....................................... 202

Chapter 32: Health Biography Analysis.................................................. 226

Chapter 33: Hair Analysis..................................................................... 233

Chapter 34: Napoleon: A Case History.................................................... 245

Chapter 35: Blanche Taylor Moore......................................................... 256

Chapter 36: Other Arsenic Case Studies................................................. 261

Chapter 37: Reverse Speech Theory........................................................ 264

Chapter 38: Reverse Speech Analysis..................................................... 267

Chapter 39: Balavanta's Investigation.................................................... 270

Chapter 40: Poisoning Methodology........................................................ 271

Chapter 41: Possible Motives of the Assassins......................................... 276

Chapter 42: Parade of Doctors, Treatments, and Mis-Diagnoses.............. 278

Chapter 43: Who Are The Suspects?....................................................... 281

Chapter 44: Dateline of Poisoning Highlights......................................... 282

Chapter 45: Conclusions & Summary.................................................... 283

Appendix 1: Perle Appointment Tape Analysis........................................ 293

Appendix 2: Audio Forensic Analysis: The Whispers............................... 295

Appendix 3: Audio Forensic Analysis: No Editing.................................... 314

Appendix 4: Statement by Abhiram Prabhu........................................... 343

Appendix 5: Appointment Tape Misquoted.............................................. 345

Appendix 6: Book Review: TKG's Diary.................................................. 347

Appendix 7: Diabetes Symptoms............................................................ 350

Appendix 8: Asutosh Oja Astrological Reports......................................... 352

Appendix 9: Unverified Information....................................................... 355

Appendix 10: Are There Missing Tapes?................................................... 358

Appendix 11: Hair Mineral Analysis........................................................ 361

Appendix 12: Sources of Arsenic............................................................... 366

Appendix 13: Possible Mis-Diagnoses....................................................... 367

Appendix 14: Poisoning Throughout History............................................ 368

Appendix 15: History of Tamal Krishna Goswami.................................... 371

Appendix 16: Was The Medicine Like Poison?.......................................... 379

Appendix 17: Astrology and Poisoning...................................................... 382

Appendix 18: Letter from Bhagavat Das................................................... 386

Appendix 19: Tamal Talks at Pyramid House.......................................... 389

Appendix 20: Black Magic and Tantrics................................................... 392

Appendix 21: ISKCON Answers CD That Never Was............................... 393

Appendix 22: Arsenical Photophobia......................................................... 406

Index of Book Illustrations

FOREWORD

Dear Godbrothers, Godsisters and others:

Please accept my obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news. For over 18 months I have worked on the accumulation of evidence that Srila Prabhupada was chronically poisoned by arsenic in 1977. That evidence is this book, a letter to the followers of Srila Prabhupada. Please take the time to review the evidence carefully and consider assisting in the further investigation that is required to resolve this issue completely. In my opinion, the evidence is solid that Srila Prabhupada was poisoned, but by whom is not yet known. The level of proof, coincidences, and circumstantial evidence, makes for a very compelling verdict. I want to inform you of this evidence because I believe it is my duty to Srila Prabhupada and His Mission to push this matter to a healthy closure. In this, I am humbly asking your advice and assistance.

On November 17, 1997 I was working in the yard on a fine, cool afternoon. I had had my fill of controversy long ago. The cordless phone rang; Mahabuddhi Prabhu was calling from Florida, and what he told me sent chills down my back, brought sweat to my brow and left my knees feeling wobbly. He described shocking whispers he had discovered on tapes which indicated Srila Prabhupada, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, our beloved spiritual master, and that to thousands of others, had been poisoned twenty years earlier in 1977. Thus I became involved, practically against my will, with the question of whether the greatest spiritual teacher of modern times had been poisoned.

Many times I have turned my back on this issue, once for a period of over six months, hoping someone else would take up the reins of the investigation I had reluctantly become involved with. Then one evening, Lakshmi Nrsingha Prabhu asked me what I could contribute to the local temple program in the observance of Srila Prabhupada's disappearance day. Instantly, my conscience screamed at me: "You must publish the evidence on the poisoning of Srila Prabhupada as your duty to Krishna and the truth!" I could not bear to allow this information to remain dormant or hidden any longer. So, with many mixed and conflicting emotions, here it is. I pray that I have done the right thing.

This letter, or book, organizes the evidence and information to date (April 1999) regarding the poisoning of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, most probably carried out by some of His "closest" disciples. This subject is certainly a difficult one to address, and it is also difficult to present properly in a publication. As Srila Prabhupada advised, we may say something, but we must be very cautious about printing it. Only because the evidence is so substantial do I venture to do so, and I hope that further evidence will show all of this to be no more than a false alarm, which unfortunately, does not seem even remotely likely. The compelling material contained herein intrinsically demands a full scale inquiry by truthful persons with the full cooperation of ISKCON, the GBC, and, hopefully, suspects such as Tamal Krishna Goswami, Jayapataka Swami, Bhakticharu Swami, and others.

Originally, this production was intended as an audio documentary. Rochan Prabhu had arranged most of the ingredients for producing a CD, except for funding, which I then contributed. Dhaneshwar Prabhu worked hard under difficult circumstances at a location in Lockport, NY, for a month until the CD was pressed. Somehow there were some unpalatable dealings and we were extorted sizable sums of money. Dhaneshwar was forced to leave and I could not obtain the CD or the production materials, including the interviews. Finally, after two months, a copy of the CD was received, but not before the GBC and Harikesh had gotten it first through some unknown shady deal. It was feared that the host and narrator of the CD would then threaten to sue for royalties and up front money if I reproduced it. I was left with the choice to totally rework and re-record the CD or take the chance of legal entanglement with the troublesome narrator in Lockport.

Although Dhaneshwar Prabhu had done his best with the CD's content as could be expected with the facility and time limits, there were many things that left me dissatisfied with the CD. Critical parts of the story and evidence were either confusing, wordy or missing. A CD was limited to 73 minutes, a cassette tape 120 minutes, and I was reluctant to cut out so much of the relevant information. Thus I reconsidered the strategy of how to best present the poison issue evidence.

At the time it appeared that most devotees were focused entirely on the incriminating, twenty year old whispers, as though they were the heart of the evidence. But gradually I realized that the whispers were but one valuable confirmation of many other pieces of evidence. Also, the whisper's real value lay not simply in their interpretations by the human ear, but in how they were analyzed by advanced technology and spectrographic charts. Such charts could not be seen on a tape or CD, where many would fall into the trap of analyzing whispers by speculating and arguing about what they thought they were hearing. Would not a book avoid this pitfall, and re-focus everyone on the primary evidence, namely Srila Prabhupada's own statements that He was poisoned? The whispers are attention-grabbing, but what Srila Prabhupada said is the primary evidence, and the rest is supporting evidence. Since then, a positive hair analysis has very much strengthened the case.(Chapter 33)

A CD must be accompanied by a booklet and, in composing that booklet, it would tend to become a book anyway. A fully documented, printed work can be easily referred to again and again, without depending on a CD player and fast-forwarding to some elusive portion for review. A CD was sensational, spiffy and technologically advanced, but a book, however, is the approved and standard method of distributing the truth. Those who must HEAR the whispers will be able to order the tapes from the BBT Archives or other sources.

My appreciation for literary and investigative assistance goes to Rochan, Dhaneshwar, Agrahya, Mahabuddhi, Paritrikananda, Isha, and Gupta Prabhus, and many others. I have tried to make this presentation as accurate, honest and complete as possible, noting plainly what is a fact, what is a "lead", and what is my personal commentary or thoughts. It is hereby emphatically stated that I have presented the evidence as it is, without serving any motive or purpose other than the pursuit of the truth. I know that this book will be extremely controversial; it will be both loathed and appreciated, both condemned and received favorably. My physical life may be jeopardized and I am not altogether positive it is good for my spiritual life or consciousness either. (But I do remember Srila Prabhupada telling Harikesh about acting in difficult situations: 'Damn your consciousness.') But whatever, I cannot escape my conscience. With this letter I hope to promote a widespread and ecumenical search for the truth: WAS SRILA PRABHUPADA INTENTIONALLY POISONED BY HIS LEADING DISCIPLES? We already know that He was poisoned, but by whom?

Assurance is hereby given that this book is not based on ignoble motives, and is not opposed to the principles of Krishna consciousness, ISKCON or the GBC. This is not an anti-ISKCON strategy or rtvik politics. Of course, many will disagree. I have tried to ensure that others, even those who may not be familiar with Krishna consciousness, will approach this issue with proper respect and appreciation for Srila Prabhupada's position and achievements. There is within this book an attempt to create the proper mood of inquiry and justice. Vengeance is not called for here. However, if Srila Prabhupada's mission has been usurped by some of the same people who attempted to kill him (only by Lord Krishna's arrangement did it happen), and those same people are among those who once proclaimed their divine right as the sole inheritors of the kingdom, it would truly be a disservice to His Divine Grace were we not to put our best effort into proving the truth of the matter. The proper mood of inquiry and seeking justice, I believe, is to seek the truth without malice or anger, but with unrelenting determination and in a cooperative spirit.

INTRODUCTION

His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, wrote and translated with extensive commentary more than 60 volumes presenting devotional classics such as Bhagavad-Gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, and Sri Caitanya-Caritamrita in the English language. He is an authentic spiritual master revered by perhaps millions around the world for the invaluable gift of Krishna consciousness which he continues to compassionately distribute to untold numbers of lost souls.

Coming to America at the age of 70, in only 12 years from 1965 to 1977, he ignited the Hare Krishna explosion, a spiritual revolution in the hearts and minds of thousands of devotees. Before Srila Prabhupada's arrival in the West, the Vaishnava tradition of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was practically unknown outside of India. Circling the globe a dozen times, Srila Prabhupada tirelessly taught the sublime message of Godhead, visiting and inspiring devotees and receptive audiences in countless cities, homes, temples and events.

In 1972 Srila Prabhupada created a Governing Body Commission or GBC from the ranks of his disciples to oversee the spiritual growth of the Hare Krishna movement. Entrusting his senior disciples with the details of management, Srila Prabhupada focused on translating the ancient Vedic scriptures and writing his Bhaktivedanta Purports to further enable our meager understanding of the message of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Contact with Srila Prabhupada was to catch a glimpse of the spiritual world. By his writing, words, and glance He fought the forces of darkness in a realm where illusioned souls had forgotten their own true spiritual identity.

Early in 1977 Srila Prabhupada became increasingly ill. Despite treatment from various Ayurvedic doctors, his condition did not improve. Yet, amazingly, in a bedridden state, Srila Prabhupada continued his work on translating the Srimad Bhagavatam until just days before His departure. Srila Prabhupada left this mortal world on November 14, 1977 to rejoin Lord Sri Krishna in the eternal abode of Vaikuntha, from which perfect, liberated devotees descend for the transcendental benefit of the conditioned souls. One should never think that Srila Prabhupada, a pure devotee of the Supreme Lord Krishna, died. Rather, He lives forever in His instructions, and His followers will always live with Him. One should know that an eternally liberated associate of Krishna is not an ordinary man and that His appearance and disappearance in this world are arrangements of Krishna's internal energy. As stated by Bhaktivinode Thakur:

He reasons ill who tells that Vaishnavas die

While thou art living still in sound.

The Vaishnavas die to live, and living try

To spread the Holy Name around

Although almost unthinkable, very serious evidence has recently been obtained regarding a conspiracy to assassinate Srila Prabhupada by poisoning. Even if one or more of His disciples attempted to kill Srila Prabhupada, we must know that He departed when and how He chose to do so. No one could harm Him in any way because He was fully protected by Lord Krishna.

But if poisoning took place by the malicious intent of any person who still has a place or hand in Srila Prabhupada's mission, it is our duty as His followers to find out them out and guarantee an accounting. How can we neglect this? There are those that attribute this issue to the imaginations of ISKCON enemies, rtviks or troublemakers, but we see that those who first brought the matter to public attention have been longstanding loyal ISKCON devotees. Because most people have heard of the poison issue via the rumor mill, the author of this documentary (myself) has therefore sought to present the facts as they are without innuendo or unfair characterizations. Indeed, there is the hope that under intense scrutiny, this will all be revealed as a dreadful misunderstanding, our worst fears misplaced. Not likely, however.

The producer of this report wishes to emphatically state his opinion that Sr