The offers and prayers to donate kidneys are coming in streams in the quest to find a kidney donor to the known Hindu seer Premanand Maharaj who has on his list high profile personalities.
This Hindu seer has made headlines as a result of his health. His face was slightly swollen in recent video and his voice shook at times of speaking. His followers were worried about the health of the revered seer; hence, the worry about these videos.
Premanand Ji Maharaj himself gave the health update as he recently publicly announced that there is nothing left to mend about my health since both kidneys had failed. I must drive away now, not to-day, but to-morrow.
It was in the process of associating with the winner of the Bigg Boss OTT 2, Elvish Yadav, and other devotees.
Followers Offer Kidney
As the news of his failing health continued to circulate, some of his followers, some of whom include actor Ajaz Khan and businessman Raj Kundra have volunteered to donate their kidneys to him.
In the recent years, Kundra gave an offer to donate a kidney to the spiritual guide when he visited the ashram of the seer in Vrindavan. Premanand Ji Maharaj on the contrary did not grant him his request and told him that his life will not change whether Kundra donates him kidney or not.
In August, Raj Kundra was accompanied by his wife Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at the Shri Keli Kunj Ashram of the seer.
An offer to the same has also been made by a Muslim man in Madhya Pradesh, who described the seer as the representation of Hindu-Muslim unity.
Arif Khan Chishti also wrote an account to Premanand Maharaj that he wanted to donate his kidney.
The letter claimed that the country needs saints like you in its present day climate of hate.
It does not matter whether I am alive or not, but you are the life very precious in this world. I volunteer with one of my kidneys towards you. Accept this little gift of mine, I am telling you in the letter.
Today, actor Ajaz Khan indicated that Premananda ji did not say anything against any religion, did not inspire anyone to act. I would like to meet him, and in case my kidney is matched, I want to donate one of my kidneys to him.
On Facebook he said: Please, pray that he has 100 more years.
The video comment section was full of such offers and prayers to the spiritual leader. One of the users also stated: “I would also be willing to donate my kidney. May the help of Allah cure him of it”, said one.
Even the social media, including X, is also inundated with wishes and prayers to the seer.
Premanand Maharaj is long time kidney disease patient. He needs regular dialysis, and the past few months have negatively affected his health status. The ashram had already said that his morning strolls were indefinitely put off because of ill health. Devotees have also been advised not to wait on the road and have Maharaj to grant them darshan.
Who Is Premanand Maharaj?
Indian society gives special reverence to saints and seers and the followers of the said groups are in millions. Scores of people including poor and the rich take up queue in order to be blessed by the likes of them. One such saint is Premanand Maharaj whose followers queue up hours to get a glimpse of they are. Premananda Maharaj has been in the news for several days due to his health and his health condition has been worsening and thus has raised concerns among his followers. The legend about the actual name and the conversion of Premananda Maharaj to a Krishna devotee is unveiled today.
He was initially referred to as Aniruddha Kumar Pandey. When he devoted his life to the worship of Krishna and Radha, he got the name Premanand.
How come Premanand Maharaj was made a Saint?
Aniruddha Kumar Pandey been interested in worship and prayer since childhood. He would repeat the Gita and drown in the devotion to God. This led him to renunciation and he abandoned home without anyone noticing. There, he went to Varanasi where he started to adore and meditate with various saints.
One day he had a thought of going to Vrindavan. This was the first time he experienced the extreme level of devotion to Radha and Krishna and he walked to the sacred city. It is there that he encountered the sect of Radha Vallabh where he started to sing religious songs. He was an initiate of saint Mohit Goswami and he was a seer.
He began his preaching mission soon after. Not only did ordinary people take his words seriously, but most prominent personalities, including cricketer Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma, also listened to his words.
What is the disease?
Premanand Maharaj is supposed to be ailing with a genetic illness known as polycystic kidney disease (PKD). According to the National Kidney Foundation, under this disease, cysts of fluid build up in kidneys. In case of excessive formation or excessive size of the cysts, kidneys are damaged. In the long run, the kidney may be occupied by the cysts thus compromising the functioning of the kidney and leading to kidney failure.
Similarly, a report by Johns Hopkins medicine elaborated that because in this case, the kidneys are involved the filtration features of the blood are compromised. PKD is progressive in nature, that is, it progressively gets severe. Also two types of PKD exist, which are, Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease and Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease. The latter is less common and it is diagnosed at birth.
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is a hereditary disease where fluid-filled cysts are formed and grow in both the kidneys. This might eventually result in kidney damage and, in due time, kidney failure particularly after some years or decades. It is a long-term disease, which, when unattended, may prove to be deadly, with the kidney failing to work. The positive aspect is that once the disease is detected in time and the right therapeutic measure is taken, the illness can be handled properly. The typical symptoms can be high blood pressure, abdominal, sides, or back pain, blood in the urine, or kidney stones.
There are two types of ADPKD. According to Dr Keskar, Type 1 generally advances to end-stage kidney failure either at the 4 th or 5 th decade of life, whereas Type 2 advances at a slower pace with kidney failure usually occurring in the 7th decade of life.
Moreover, although ADPKD causes kidney failure, patients may live a long and healthy life on dialysis, as long as they adhere to treatment plan, a healthy diet plan and exercise regime and undergo frequent medical examination. A successful kidney transplant may lead to a major change in life quality and life expectancy.
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