731203 - Letter to Jagadisa written from Los Angeles

Letters by Date, 1973

ISKCON
INTERNATIONALE SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
Founder Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

December 3, 1973

ALL GLORIES TO SRI GURU AND GOURANGA!

My dear Jagadisha,

Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter dated November 29, 1973.

Thank you for the report of the progress of Temples in your Canadian Zone. Now that we have opened some Centers, they must be maintained and our work go on. Book and prasadam distribution, Samkirtan and Deity worship is our only business so these programs must remain energetic. Your number one duty is to see that they are continuously carried on with enthusiasm. One thing is that we shall not open any more Centers for the time being. We have so many programs which require manpower and resources so we now must consolidate our energy.

I hereby accept the following devotees as my initiated disciples and their names are enclosed:

Sylvan Lushley - Niskinchana das
Jocelyn Prabhu - Ghosh Thakur das
Linda Ross - Malini dasi
Linda Epstein - Rudrani dasi
Moria Jones - Pratima dasi
Mary Everall - Misrani dasi

Enclosed also find three sacred threads and six mantra sheets for the second initiates. Hold a yajna and afterwards they may hear the Gayatri mantra through the tape in the right ear. All the initiates should collect dakshina and send it to Los Angeles c/o Karandhar.

I will consider coming to Toronto later on. For now, carry on as my representative there and be strong and always faithful in Guru and Krsna.

I hope this meets you well.

Your ever well wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

ACBS/Kda

Enclosure - 9
3764 WATSEKA AVENUE LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 90034