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DATE: 13 June 2025
Re: LETTER FROM TRIVIKRAM DAS
Dear Prabhus,
Our humble obeisances to all you glorious servants of Shrila Prabhupada. We broke the news first about Trivikram now ex-swami and how he seduced a lady disciple, but that does not mean we like doing this sort of work. Rather, we despise it, but someone has to step forward and keep the pedophiles and sexy grandpas in ISKCON in their places, and the only resort that the honest devotees have is information. And that takes a truthful and honest free press that is not the sort of Communist/cult propaganda that characterizes bureaucratic ISKCON’s horribly slanted ISKCON News site.
Trivikram’s wet tissue apologia is reprinted below. His real problem is that he is trapped within the cult and can’t think for himself. Yep, he needs to go do penance, but he should just go to some lonely spot on the Ganga or Yamuna and sit down tight and chant the holy names of the Supreme Lord. Instead, he is continuing to eat out of the hands of ISKCOn’s several dysfunctional committees and do their bidding. No doubt the old guy worked hard for the ISKCON cult over the years, but he did something really dumb and now it’s payback time for the old ex-swami.
Regarding his generous offer to go get re-initiated, there are devotees in ISKCON that have been “ re-initiated” by this blooped swami of that five or more times. So, unless you are working on some Guiness record, we don’t recommend it. Rather, our advice is to just surrender to Prabhupada and dedicate your life to the teachings and instructions of His Divine Grace. After all, it wasn’t the blooped swamis that founded the ISKCON organization. Common sense says that any follower of the programme given by His Divine Grace is his follower. Yep, the common idea in the cult is that one should shop for a guru like people purchase pet dogs at the pet shop. But that is not Krishna consciousness.
Here is the letter from Trivikram dasa Prabhu:
“See you in Mayapur” =Trivikram dasa
Dear Disciples and Friends:
I write to regretfully inform you that I have broken my vows of sannyasa order, in that I engaged in a sexual relationship with a woman disciple starting earlier this year.
I feel terrible that I have disappointed Srila Prabhupada in this way. Of course I also realize that many of you will be heart broken by this news
This has come to the attention of the GBC Executive Committee, the Guru Services Committee, and Sannyasa Committee which are aware of my actions and are guiding me to rectify my grievous behaviors.
• As a result I have agreed voluntarily on the following:
1. To stop initiating.
2. To give up the sannyasa order of life.
3. I will stay in India, in Mayapur or the Govardhan Retreat Center or some
other similar place, for a minimum of one year to focus on atonement and
purification. During that time, I will increase my spiritual practices,
especially hearing and chanting.
4. I will not give any formal classes, including online classes for a
minimum of one year.
5. After that period is finished my situation will be further reviewed by
the Guru Services Committee.
6. In the meantime, I ask you all to stay in ISKCON, take shelter of Srila
Prabhupada, the GBC, siksa gurus and other senior devotees.
7. If any of you would like, you can be re-initiated by another ISKCON
guru. If you want to do this, I encourage you to do so.
8. Those of you who have been aspiring to be first initiated by me should
take shelter of another ISKCON guru and seek initiation from that devotee as
per ISKCON guidelines.
9. Those who are first initiated by me, and want second initiation, should
develop a relationship with another ISKCON guru and seek second initiation
from them at the appropriate time.
For these two classes (8&9) I will try to be available to give guidance in
an informal way, if you so desire.
10. To those who wish to maintain their relationships with me as disciples,
I advise that, until further notice, they should minimize publicly
displaying their feelings of respect and reverence.
11. In any of the above matters regarding initiations, if you want
clarifications, please contact the Guru Services Committee, who can either
advise you, or guide you to a devotee or devotees who can advise you
further.
I ask that you all to pray for me.
I can not excuse myself from these sins and will need your support going
forward.
Yours sincerely,
Trivikrama Das
Another bogus chela has come here...
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐒𝐊𝐂𝐎𝐍.
Explicit Written Instructions
Prabhupada’s July 9th, 1977 Letter outlines the Ritvik system:
• He appointed ritviks to initiate on his behalf.
• Nowhere did he say this system should end with his passing.
• He never explicitly authorized any of these ritviks (or anyone else) to become diksha gurus after his departure.
Counter-defense: "He said many things verbally."
Rebuttal: In Vedic tradition, and particularly in Srila Prabhupada’s own legal and managerial dealings, written orders take precedence over recollections of oral conversations, which can be misremembered or misrepresented.
The Burden of Proof Lies on ISKCON
They altered the system. Therefore:
• The burden of scriptural and historical proof lies on those who claim Prabhupada did authorize post-samadhi diksha gurus.
• Where is the explicit instruction stating the July 9th Ritvik system was to be temporary?
Answer: There is none.
Srila Prabhupada, in his final institutional instruction on initiation, the 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟗, 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐯𝐢𝐤 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 where certain senior disciples were to act on his behalf to initiate new devotees.
This is:
𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧
• 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝
• 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝
• 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝
• 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞-𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝
This system was not a casual or private opinion. It was:
• 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐁𝐂𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
• 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐡𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐚
• 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲
• 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟏 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐡𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐚’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
So here's the central challenge to ISKCON:
Where is the equally clear, written, formal instruction from Srila Prabhupada that replaced this ritvik system?
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭:
• 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐯𝐢𝐤 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?
• 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐁𝐂 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐬?
• 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐢 𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐬?
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬.
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NO DOCUMENTED SUCCESSION = NO SUCCESSION
If ISKCON claims a change in authority occurred—i.e., ritviks becoming diksha gurus—they must prove that Srila Prabhupada formally authorized it.
Without such proof, the movement has no legitimate spiritual continuity.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧:
• 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐯𝐢𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝.
• 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨-𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 “𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮” 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝.
• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐒𝐊𝐂𝐎𝐍’𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞.
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CONCLUSION:
ISKCON changed the system, not the Ritvik camp.
Therefore, ISKCON has the responsibility to show—with explicit, unambiguous, formal documentation—that Srila Prabhupada:
• Authorized the end of ritvik
• Instituted post-samadhi diksha gurus
• Established a system for their selection and qualification
They have never produced this evidence.
Until they do, any attempt to refute Ritvik is nothing more than a speculative assumption, built on oral gossip and institutional inertia—not on guru, sadhu, and shastra.
In spiritual life, assumption is not enough.
Where is the order?
No order = no authority.
No authority = no legitimacy.
And without legitimacy, the whole structure collapses.
Did Srila Prabhupada say a diksa-guru is eternal or did he say the guru-tattva is eternal?
“There is no difference between the Lord and the Lord’s instructions and sound vibration coming from Him, even though He is not physically present. The best way of understanding is to accept such divine instruction, and Brahma, the prime spiritual master of everyone, is the living example of this process of receiving Transcendental Knowledge. The potency of transcendental sound is never minimized because the vibrator is apparently absent. One has to receive the transcendental sound from the right source, accept it as a reality and prosecute the direction without hesitation. The secret of success is to receive the sound from the right source of a bona fide spiritual master…….”
Srila Prabhupada consistently explains the same theme in a cohesive, coherent and cognitive way that is easily assimilated for the reader. Here He also adds that Lord Brahma, although not in our purview, is a “living example” of this process. Lord Brahma is the Spiritual Master of everyone according to Srila Prabhupada’s definition in this purport, which clearly proves beyond any doubt that Srila Prabhupada is not only our Spiritual Master, but moreover clearly ISKCON’s Diksa Guru, still living.
After the disappearance of Srila Prabhupada His instructions remained the same, they didn’t change. Therefore Srila Prabhupada is the Diksa Guru and His ISKCON-specific instructions and the process of Diksa remains the same. A disciple who has had no chance of serving the Spiritual Master, Srila Prabhupada, when He was in His Vapuh, can still follow His Vani, instructions, and fully benefit from this association and advance in devotional service.
The Officiating Acarya process is not a replacement system for the Disciplic Succession, nor is it an initiating system, either. Srila Prabhupada is the Initiator Guru whether there is an Officiating Acarya system in place or not, whether or not the July 9th Letter is implemented or not. Devotees that join ISKCON can only be initiated by Srila Prabhupada because He is the Diksa Guru for ISKCON, period.
In Srimad Bhagavatam 4.28.47 we read:
“The disciple and spiritual master are never separated because the spiritual master always keeps company with the disciple as long as the disciple follows strictly the instructions of the spiritual master. This is called the association of Vani. Physical presence is called Vapuh. As long as the spiritual master is physically present, the disciple should serve the physical body of the spiritual master, and when the spiritual master is no longer physically existing, the disciple should serve the instructions of the spiritual master.”
Srila Prabhupada makes it crystal clear that after the disappearance of the Spiritual Master, the disciple follows the instructions of the Spiritual Master. The Spiritual Master left His instructions in the form of Books, verbal instructions, letters, tapes, videos, all these are instructions from the Spiritual Master,Vani.
After the disappearance of Srila Prabhupada His instructions remained the same, they didn’t change. Therefore Srila Prabhupada is the Diksa Guru and His ISKCON-specific instructions and the process of Diksa remains the same. A disciple who has had no chance of serving the Spiritual Master, Srila Prabhupada, when He was in His Vapuh, can still follow His Vani, instructions, and fully benefit from this association and advance in devotional service.