Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Abhirama Prabhu returned with information regarding the immigrant's card and passport. The passport was expected to be ready within four or five days. The green card, however, was a problem. The U.S. consulate in New Delhi insisted that Srila Prabhupada come there for a personal interview. Hearing this, Srila Prabhupada could not rest. After an hour of simply lying on his bed, Srila Prabhupada called for me at 11:00 a.m. "I want to go. Can you arrange to carry me? Either take me to the New York farm or to Hawaii. Of the two I shall prefer the New York farm. I want to go where there is a cool climate. The worst thing is death. And I am not afraid of death. Here, I feel like I am dying bit by bit. I have tried so many treatments for six months, but none have worked. Let me go to the West. Instead of no change, let there be change, either good or bad. Outside India, if somehow good comes, okay; otherwise, here there is only bad. Somehow or other take me. Here I don't expect any good. Psychological enthusiasm is there. Don't be afraid. I am not afraid. Even if I die in temple here or there, it is all Vaikuntha."
I decided to discuss this with the G.B.C. members who were present, just to inform them of Srila Prabhupada's decision. After lunch, we came before His Divine Grace for reading the mail. Srila Prabhupada said, "No discussions. I have made up my mind. Arrange immediately for going."
In the evening, however, Prabhupada called me upstairs and Srila Prabhupada said, "In the horoscope, it is mentioned a very difficult time in first week of September. Let us wait and go after that." Later that night, I tried to understand why Srila Prabhupada had changed his mind. One possibility was the vaidya, who had come to see him just before he called for me. I thought I would ask in the morning.
Biographies and Glorifications of Srila Prabhupada-TKG's Diary: Prabhupada's Final Days-August 18th-Tamala Krsna Goswami
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