HH Purnacandra Maharaja is still in coma and it seems that there is not much that the doctors can do to get him out of it. He is on life support, but the doctors at this point are not talking about discontinuing with life support.

The problem in Moscow is getting the right information from the doctors because they are reluctant to speak about his predicament as Maharaja is an American citizen, without any 'legal' representative in Russia. The devotees (HH Niranjana Swami and now the devotees in Moscow), however, have managed to contact Maharaja's father who is willing to give the 'power of attorney' to a devotee in Moscow, and this will give his 'guardian' an opportunity and (most importantly) authority to speak with doctors and get more information about the chances for his recovery.

Doctors have checked his reflexes and it seems that Maharaja is responsive, which is a good sign. As to the chances for his full recover, we have to wait and see and, most importantly, depend on Lord's mercy.

At the moment, devotees, with the help of some highly placed people in Moscow, are trying to arrange for Maharaja an Mp3 player, so that he could listen to bhajans, which was initially very difficult to achieve as Russian authorities were very strict on this point (no foreign object in the reanimation department). It might be possible to arrange for a priest/devotee in the room as well (who could read to Maharaja).

Maharaja is in the best hospital in Moscow, and devotees are doing their best to help him out: by being in touch with the doctors, praying and holding daily kirtans, trying to connect with friends of devotees at high places who could help out, etc.

Furthermore, on the recommendation of Shyamasundara das (the astrologer) there special homas are being held for HH Purnacandra Maharaja (to bring Purnacandra Gosvami back from the coma and to restore him to full health) in Srirangam, India.

Please, continue with your prayers, so that our merciful Lord (if He so whishes) may speed up Maharaja's recovery and give him many more years of service in the sankirtan movement.

Your servant,
Yugal kisora dasa