We hear that Radhanatha Swami is one of the "heroes" of Gokulananda dasa. Well the living entity is free to choose his role models, as he wishes. However perhaps our Gokulananda will kindly consider Sulocana Prabhu also as one of his "heroes". Perhaps he will also answer for us whom he considers the better hero, Sulocana Prabhu or Radhanatha Swami?

Let us consider the respective qualifications:

Sulocana Prabhu: He was one of the first devotees to realize the complete hoax of the GBC policy to rubber-stamp eleven unqualified personalities as the exclusive 'diksa-guru' successors to Srila Prabhupada in 1977. Let us be quite clear that this policy was an unqualified lie as to the intentions of Srila Prabhupada post-samadhi 1977. As the eleven self-declared "paramhamsa-parivakacaryas" established their zonal power centers by initiating anyone in sight and throwing out of ISKCON even the most slightly dissenting godbrothers, Sulocana researched Srila Prabhupada's statements and fearlessly wrote a book exposing this fraud in the name of disciplic succession.

From his research he also realized the trouble Kirtanananda had been causing Srila Prabhupada right from the time of his sannyasa. This was pertinent, as Sulocana had lost his wife when Kirtanananda had maniplulated her away, initiated her, and married her away to one of his money collectors at New Vrndavana. Sulocana also came to know of the sexual and otherwise corruption that was rife amongst practically all the "exclusive eleven". Moreover, Kirtanananda in New Vrndavana was living a hypocritical life as an active predatory homosexual pedophile, simultaneously taking worship as a paramahamsa. In fact, the former live-in apartment sexual partners of Kirtanananda, Hayagriva and Umapati, where still in Kirtananda's inner circle at New Vrndavana. Hayagriva was free to import homosexual partners from Mexico.

Furthermore, there were confirmed stories of multiple murders at New Vrndavana. Sri Galima, another homosexual pedophile was sexually abusing boys as young as five at his 'school' in one of the backwoods of 'New Vrndavana'. The women of the traveling 'sankirtana' party were being supplied stimulant drugs and even prostituting themselves in pursuit of money for Kiranananda. They were the harem of the 'sankirtana' leader, Dharmatma dasa. The leading collectoress for the day was rewarded with a night of sex with Dharmatma.

Seeing all this, Sulocana wrote "The Guru Business" and campaigned to raise awareness of the corruption that had taken over the helm of ISKCON, and New Vrndavana in particular. This he did all alone and eventually, he paid with his life, murdered in conspiracy by the managers and associates of New Vrndavana: Radhanatha, Kuladri, Malati, Umapati, Devamrta, Param-brahma, Chandramauli, and at the cold-blooded hand of Tirtha, a disciple of Kirtanananda.

We should be quite clear that Sulocana had never made any physical attack on Kirtanananda, but after the head-breaking attack on Kirtanananda by Triyogi dasa, he was singled out at meetings of the aforementioned New Vrndavana management board as a murder target. Ramesvara Swami in L.A., eventually caught at secret meetings with a fourteen year-old gurukuli girl, knew what was going on and also facilitated the murder through his 'disciples'. Sulocana dasa was a disciple of Srila Prabhupada, who saw corruption and spoke up at the cost of his life.

Radhanatha Swami: While all the above, and more, was going on at New Vrndavana, Radhanatha was the number two man along with Kuladri. There is strong evidence from reliable sources that Radhanatha was, before and after the incident, intrinsically involved in the murder of his godbrother, Sulocana dasa. When the legal authorities came down on New Vrndavana, Radhanatha supported Kirtanananda.

Kirtanananda, before finally being incarcerated in prison, was put under house arrest in Moundsville. Radhanatha effectively ran New Vrndavana at this time, during which New Vrndanvana was expelled from ISKCON. Kirtanananda from Moundsville would weekly phone through to New Vrndavana. At these times Radhanatha would gather the inmates together to hear from the great leader as the phone call was broadcast in a meeting hall. All this time, Radhanatha ran New Vrndavana from his office in which he would sit underneath an oversized picture of Kirtanananda. During his time in New Vrndavana, whenever complaints about rape and child abuse came to Radhanatha, we have heard, he would tell the complainants to keep quite for the sake of New Vrndavana's public 'good name'. When Kirtanananda came back from hospital and started to be more openly homosexual than ever, Radhanatha stayed faithful. And when Kirtanananda started changing the dress, kirtans, practices and philosophy given by Srila Prabhupada, Radhanatha wrote community articles glorifying Kirtanananda for these clear deviations.

To this day, Radhanatha regularly visits Kirtanananda and attempts to visit the murderer, Tirtha dasa, the former action in defiance of GBC resolutions. However Radhanatha quickly complied with the bogus GBC guru-by-rubberstamp process and found his way back into ISKCON to enjoy celebrity status, which is now under close examination.

So, Gokulananda dasa, one devotee lost his life opposing the corruption of the GBC and Kirtanananda, and another went along and actively supported the corruption? One was murdered for opposing corruption, the other was rubber-stamped a guru for going along with the bogus show. Kindly tell us which is the better role model, which is the hero?

On a final note, we like to point out what may be the most telling aspect of the recent discussion: In all the statements of Malati, Tirtha, Ravindra Svarupa, the GBC, and Radhanatha, we do not find one expression of contrition or even regret for the murdered Sulocana. Not one word of apology or remorse do we hear on behalf of our murdered godbrother. Only evasions and threats of further "mortal danger" from Ravindra Svarupa to those who are bringing the corruption out into the open. This, Gokulananda, we feel is the most fearful aspect of the whole affair. Sulocana Prabhu lost his life is a most horrific way at the hands of monstrous so-called devotees who were the blind followers of a pervert masquerading as a paramahamsa acarya. And one of them, who helped organize his murder, you say, is your hero.

Where is the statement of the GBC condemning the murder? Where is the public enquiry to bring out the truth? Where is the memorial day for Sulocana Prabhu with a kirtana in his honor? Nothing at all. Rather our misleaders would prefer to believe, along with you, Gokulananda, that the whole sordid affair never took place.

But what can we expect from leaders that have no allegiance to the clear directions of Srila Prabhupada. Leaders that continue rubber-stamping 'gurus' in clear defiance of Srila Prabhupada's condemnation of this practice. Leaders who sanction the useless and inexpert editing of Srila Prabhupada books in defiance of his directions and indeed, the general body of Srila Prabhupada disciples. Leaders who constantly ignore sastric stipulations and concoct on the basis of their mental speculation. Leaders that are quite clearly not worthy of being followed, at least by those who have studied Srila Prabhupada, the sadhus and the Vedic sastra.

We hope this is found helpful, your servant, Balavidya dasa

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