Farewell Yaso

My dear Godbrother Yasomatinandana passed away this morning in hospital from cancer of the stomach. He had seen his grandchild yesterday for the first time, and had said his farewells to all.

Around 8.30 am, while his son Ramananda was chanting softly with him at his bedside, he fell silent, closed his eyes and peacefully departed. A blessed death!
He joined us exactly one month ago on May 20 for our 40th Anniversary celebrations and Prabhupada Disciples Reunion, and was at that time 2 weeks into a course of chemotherapy. The photos here were taken on our kirtan cruise on Sydney Harbour where Yaso sung for us all for the very last time.

We are happy that his pain was short-lived, and we are confident that Yaso has been able to enter into transcendence, having devoted the best years of his life to the sacred Sankirtana Movement of Sri Caitanya.

Farewell Yaso. Thank you for your association. Thank you for your great kirtans. Thank you for your comedic brilliance and rapier-sharp wit. And thank you for those tens of thousands of sacred books you distributed in every town and village of Australia. We will miss you. - Kurma das ACBSP

Raw footage captured by Prema and Vraj from the Kirtan cruise.

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[Gauraonline]

Anyone have the lyrics for Hypocrite Heaven ?

[soulsong4ever]

How blessed I feel to see and hear my old freind Gandharvika again through this video...and also sad to hear of the passing of Yaso. I remember him well. Much love to all . xx Irene ( bhavyagatra dasi)

[TheVedicSolution]

We owe so much to these servants of HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada! I never had the good fortune to meet Yasomatinandana Prabhu, but I can certainly appreciate the hard work he put in for spreading Krishna Consciousness up to his last breath. All glories to Yasomatinandana Prabhu! That last song, was so great. Would love to get the MP3 for that one. Mataji reminds me of Janis Joplin a little bit, but way more powerful voice! Nice one! Hypocrite Heaven, yup that's exactly where we live.

[kweensemporium]

I remember when he wrote this wonderful song, I was possibly the first to hear it. I thought it was the most beautiful thing he had ever written, and now it is even more poignant.

I refuse to miss you my friend, you are not gone, only changed.

Linda x

[streetpuppetman]

Beautiful song Yaso...and yes he was a fierce and erudite man..i wish i had a mustard grain of you faith...you were a friend who gave me shelter and a teacher who explained things I would not have understood...your life is a victory of trancendental faith...miss you terribly

x

hare hare

[gdas220991]

His boat Kirtan changed my life. And many others. Sounded like he was asking Krishna to take him back. "Lord, I have been here way too long"; "I've been wasting too much time, Lord I want to go back home" He'll be greatly missed.

[jagadvira]

Hare Krishna Yaso Prabhu  thank you for your sweet kirtans - the last time I heard your kirtan was at the Re-union in 1994 in Melbourne.

I also remember you playing the large bass drum at the 1974 Melbourne Ratha-Yatra when Srila Prabhupada was there.

Your servant Jagadvira das

[nitchtim]

Yaso, was and still is a champion of a man, he wasn't always conventional but the best of them arn't, his love for his children and his Gurumaharaja was second to none, having known Yas for a long time, and spending 4 weeks with him and Titharaja in Japan in 1986, you just had to be there to see Yas in all his glory, he will be sorely missed. I'll always remember you waking me up in the morning with your breakfast of champions....All Glories to you Yasa.....Nityananda