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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, l976, Honolulu)
"my only request is , that at the last stage don't torture me, and put me to death"
(from SPC Vol. 36, November 3, 1977 tape recorded Room Conversation)
[PLEASE NOTE: ADDRESSES, EMAILS, PHONE NUMBERS ETC. MIGHT NO LONGER BE CORRECT!]
In early April 1999 rumors circulated around ISKCON that a hair analysis had revealed arsenic in Srila Prabhupada's hair. This is true (see Chapter 33) but what is not understood is the significance of a 3 ppm level. Doubters will minimize the 3 ppm discovery. This is what we will hear:
Everyone, especially in India, has arsenic in their hair.
ANSWER: On page 242 is a list of means and averages of hair arsenic levels in various countries, including Asian. Commonly averages are under 0.5 ppm. Although everyone (including Indians) has minute levels of hair arsenic averaging 0.3 ppm, when one sees 3 ppm, this constitutes chronic arsenic poisoning as established by text references in Chapters 33 and 34.
Since the late 1970's, there have been some serious health problems in parts of Bengal due to geologic arsenic contamination of deep well water. Thus Srila Prabhupada is expected to have had higher hair arsenic levels.
ANSWERS: a.) Because there have been no obvious arsenic symptoms in the residents of Mayapur (or Vrindaban either), we can safely conclude that Mayapur or Vrindaban water did not cause Srila Prabhupada's symptoms.
) The hair analyzed was October-November 1977 growth, but Srila Prabhupada left Mayapur over six months earlier. Any arsenic contamination from March 1977 or before would NOT show up in October's half-inch of hair growth, and would have been eliminated from the blood within 3-5 days after arsenic ingestion had ceased.
) When we understand the medical principles of arsenic in the human body, we understand that Srila Prabhupada's physical symptoms of arsenic poisoning and His hair value of 3 ppm of arsenic are not due to Mayapur well water being possibly contaminated with arsenic.
) Page 239 refers to contaminated well water studies involving permanent residents, which Srila Prabhupada was not in any location. The fact that Srila Prabhupada moved from one place to another in 1977 makes it almost impossible to attribute His hair's arsenic to an impure water supply.
Srila Prabhupada resided in Mayapur, Bengal for extended periods of time in the 1970's and thus arsenic poisoning symptoms can be expected.
ANSWER: Chronic arsenic poisoning symptoms will recede and clear up once the ingestion of arsenic ceases. Symptoms would not continue to be present in Srila Prabhupada six months after leaving Mayapur. This is illustrated in the case of Napoleon (Chapter 34), who had highly elevated arsenic levels in his hair at the Waterloo and Moscow battles, almost a decade before his death. He enjoyed fairly good health and a recession of poisoning symptoms in between confirmed times of poisoning.
CONCLUSION:The arsenic found by Balavanta in Srila Prabhupada's last hair cutting cannot be attributed to contaminated well water, and neither can His chronic arsenic poisoning symptoms be so attributed. All the studies of poisoning by impure well water involve many years of contnuous and regular ingestion before producing serious health problems.
Srila Prabhupada left this mortal world on November 14, 1977.
But He lives forever in His instructions, and His followers will always live with Him.
"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"
(Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Thākura)
HARE KṚṢṆA HARE KṚṢṆA KṚṢṆA KṚṢṆA HARE HARE
HARE RĀMA HARE RĀMA RĀMA RĀMA HARE HARE