A lway s E m b r a c e d
by
Kåñëa
it would be temporary because he had never been sick in his whole life. He had never had any real illness.
Çréla Gour Govinda Mahäräja was taken to Laguòé’s room, and the devotees there immediately procured the services of many doctors and kaviräjas*, yet none were successful, none could bring about any improvement of his condition. Everyone was very concerned for Çré Çrémad Gour Govinda Mahäräja’s health and were asking the assistance of anyone they could find whom they thought would be able to help. Some of the devotees, in their concern, began to wonder if he was ghostly haunted (possessed by a ghost), hence they sent a devotee to Navadvépa to bring an exorcist. The exorcist came, and examined him and said, “No, no, this is not a ghost. This is definitely not a ghost.”
He Is Now in Samādhi Laguòé däsa: Many thought that he had become mad, or that his mind had changed, or it was just some kind of sickness. But there was a kaviräja, Ayurvedic doctor, who did not feel as though that he was sick because he did not have the symptoms of a material disease, like ordinary people do. They brought him back here and then the last doctor said that I should not force him to eat or drink, just leave him. He will gradually improve and come out of that trance. This kaviräja said, “…he is now in samädhi,** in his spiritual consciousness. He has no recollection of his body…”23
* Äyurvedic doctors. ** Samädhi: total absorption and trance of the mind and senses in consciousness of the Supreme Godhead and service to Him. Meditation on the Lord without interruptions of any kind.
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