Dear devotees,
PAMHO. AGTSP. AGTGM.
Few hours ago our dear Devaki Mayi dd left her body during the auspicious
month of Damodar at 8pm in Guayaquil-Equador on 5th November. At that time
in India was 6:30am the time when devotees/sadhus do meditation and chant
auspicious mantras and that particular day the whole of India was getting
ready to celebrate one of the most important days know as the Festival of
Lights or Dipavali. This festival also represents the way we need to clean
our hearts to be able to receive our eternal father Sri Krishna in the same
way the inhabitants of Ayodhya cleaned, decorated and illuminated the whole
of the city of Ayodhya to receive Lord Ramachandra.
It is something incredible how this little Vaishnavi Devaki Mayi with just
20 years and with such a simple, beautiful and kind personality united in
prayers devotees from every corner of the world. She left us so many good
spiritual teachings and remembrances. Yesterday in Mayapur was announced
about devaki before the evening Puja to Lord Damodar and all Dham Vasis
offered their lamps and kept her in their prayers, In Malaysia where I am at
the moment devotees sang bhajams for her, even someone from a Royal Family
asked me for her photo and prayed for her, the ambassador of Venezuela
called me few time asking for her, Prabhupada disciples Amogha prabhu and my
parents, to mention just a few of so many people around the world who showed
their love and support for Devaki Mayi and her family.
At the moment Devaki Mayi was leaving her body she was surrendered by
devotees who were singing mantras to her, including her parents, in-laws,
husband and someone very special, her own Spiritual Master Srila Jayapataka
Swami who with the help of a mobile phone was also singing for her next to
her ear. What auspiscios way to leave the body! It was a mixture of sadness
but also a lot of joy because we know she is going back home back to Goaded.
My condolences especially to Guru Maharaja, her parents Kanu Pandit Prabhu
and Isarani mataji, her husband Ekanath prabhu, brother in-law Manohar Shyam
prabhu and in-laws Maha Bhagavati Devi Dasi and husband and all friends and
family.
Your humble servant
Marici das