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What happened the final months of Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance in connection with the process of initiating new devotees? A Discussion Between Bhaka dasa and H.G. Sriman Gurukrpa Prabhu

Old post repeated; Gurukrpa Prabhu 1977-1978 “what really happened”
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Sriman Gurukrpa Prabhu: What Really Happened in 1977-78
5. February 2009 by Prabhupada News 3 Comments
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Bhakta dasa Prabhu.

Bhakta dasa, Feb 04, India :What happened the final months of Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance in connection with the process of initiating new devotees?

H.G. Sriman Gurukrpa Prabhu

Gurukrpa: Nothing happened. In the beginning Srila Prabhupada did the diksa, the yajna and the name giving. As the numbers increased, he authorized GBC, and senior sannyasis to pick names and chant on the beads, etc. In 1977 during the months of May, June, July 1977 I was in Vrindaban with Srila Prabhupada, giving him his massage in hi

Sriman Gurukrpa Prabhu: What Really Happened in 1977-78
5. February 2009 by Prabhupada News

Bhakta dasa, Feb 04, India :What happened the final months of Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance in connection with the process of initiating new devotees?

H.G. Sriman Gurukrpa Prabhu

Gurukrpa: Nothing happened. In the beginning Srila Prabhupada did the diksa, the yajna and the name giving. As the numbers increased, he authorized GBC, and senior sannyasis to pick names and chant on the beads, etc. In 1977 during the months of May, June, July 1977 I was in Vrindaban with Srila Prabhupada, giving him his massage in his bed between 1 AM and mangala aratik. During the day, many letters would arrive. Satsvarupa Swami was the secretary and we decided that only letters that would give joy to Srila Prabhupada would be read. Like numbers of books sold, etc. A maximum of five letters daily were read to Srila Prabhupada.

After some weeks like this, there were stacks and stacks of letters, all relating to