[Satsvarupa: Then our next question concerns initiations in the future, particularly at that time when youre no longer with us. We want to know how first and second initiation would be conducted .] The question itself is note worthy. A specific word used, (especially) perhaps merely for the sake of form, breaks the question into two. What about initiation etc. especially when you are no longer with us? The two segments of the question where: (a) While you are in this weakened state, immobilized in Vrindavan. (b) While you are no longer with us. Srila Prabhupada answered that he would appoint 11 officiating Acharyas. [Prabhupada: Yes. I shall recommend some of you. After this is settled up, I shall recommend some of you to act as officiating acaryas.] This was immediately followed up by one of the Seniors clarification. He introduces the terminology ritvik and asked Srila Prabhupada whether officiating Acharya would refer to ritvik? Tamala Krsna: Is that called ritvik- acarya? Prabhupada: Ritvik, yes. [Note: Srila Prabhupada (Tamal) equates officiating acarya with ritvik which is the second direct repudiation of the successor diksa- guru senario in ISKCON.] Readers would please note the word ritvik was introduced by a disciple, (Tamal Krishna) while Srila Prabhupada himself chose to call this curious post Officiating Acharya
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