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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Evidence contradicts Narayan Maharaja’s claim

Posted by Hansadutta das on April 3, 2010

ISKCON GBC at last has come out with a transcript of Srila Prabhupada’s last conversation with Narayan Maharaja on October 8, 1977, complete with the Bengali text and English translation, and has published an analysis. Here’s an excerpt:

Having examined Narayana Maharaja’s presentation of what Srila Prabhupada instructed him, and having compared it carefully with the record of the events—recorded on tape and in the testimonies of participants—we have no choice but to conclude that the record does not support Narayana Maharaja’s version of events. His recollections make it seem that he was singled out for special, exclusive and final instructions. Yet he has misrepresented those instructions. More here… »