AGNIDEVA DAS Departs
We are saddened to announce the passing of His Grace Agnideva Dasa on April 28th at 8:34 PM MDT in Salt Lake City, Utah, following a severe stroke he suffered on Sunday after Caru Das’s memorial service in Spanish Fork.
According to a post by Anuradha Dasi, “He was surrounded by a room full of devotees, with 99 devotees joined on Zoom—godbrothers, godsisters, senior devotees, and well-wishers. Kirtan continued throughout, creating a deeply peaceful and sacred atmosphere. The nurses and doctors present were visibly moved, standing in quiet amazement at the beauty of the moment.”
From ISKCON NEWS
Agnideva is one of my favourite kirtaniyas. He also moved gracefully, spoke eloquently, smiled genuinely, exuded calm, never seemed proud and led kirtan with an enthusiasm that wasnt external. He is in my eyes an unsung hero. He never put himself forward in any way. He wasnt a social media person or an influencer at all but deeply inspired everyone who got to meet him or hear his chanting.
Sigh*
Bhaktivinoda Thakura wrote a short stanza about the influence that a Vaisnava (a pure devotee of the Lord) carries in this world even after his passing:
“He reasons ill who tells that Vaisnavas die When thou art living still in sound! The Vaisnavas die to live, and living try To spread the holy name around!”
Hare Kṛṣṇa!