My dear Bhutatma,
Please accept my blessings. I am in receipt of your letter sated December 11, 1973. I hereby accept the following devotees for first and second initiation as recommended by you:
- John - Vatsara dasa
- Elena - Kalakantha dasi
- Peter - Vatsala dasa
- Deborah - Sasikala dasi
- Paul - Vatsi das
- Cheryl - Kandarpa-sundari dasi
- Naomi - Kamalalita dasi
Enclosed find three sacred threads and three gayatri mantras for the second initiates. Hold a fire yajna, after which they may listen to the mantra once through the right ear from from the cassette tape I have have made.
You may send the beads of the first initiates to Kirtanananda Maharaj and send it to me in Los Angeles.
I hope this meets you well.
Your ever well wisher,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
ACBS/Kda
ISKCON
San Francisco
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