Dear Devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Guru Maharaja. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his sincere followers.
Guru Maharaja is planning to give initiation during Narasimha Caturdasi on 16th May 2011. If any of you are planning to take initiation at this time then kindly do the following:
For first initiation candidates
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1.Please immediately send your:
a. Legal name
b. Age
c. Gender
d. Educational qualification
e. Occupation / devotional service
f. Marital status (married / single etc) g. Nationality h. Which lila you would like you like your name from? For example Krsna/Rama/Nrsimha/Visnu/Gaura
The deadline to receive the above info is 10th May 2011.
All temple authorities, kindly see that you send the list of candidates as mentioned above.
2. Please download the following 1st initiation forms from www.jayapatakaswamioffice.com.
a. Cover sheet
b. Recommendation sheet with Bio-data. (the recommendation sheet should be signed by the temple authority with their official stamp of ISKCON branch)
c. Check list – the practical part should be left blank as the oral interview will be conducted here in the office but the philosophical exam should be written in front of the temple authority or in front of a temple authorized devotee and it should be a closed book examination. You can prepare in advance before writing the exam. Once the exam is written the temple authority should correct the paper and calculate the percentage marks obtained. Each question carries 5 marks and the marks get reduced to 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 based on the length and correctness of the answer. Add the total and deduce the percentage mark for each candidate.
d. Practical questionnaire
e. Essay why you want to take initiation from Guru Maharaja.
f. Initiation oath
g. Passport size photo
3. Oral interview
All the above forms should be filled in and brought with you to Mayapur. The oral interview will be conducted between 10th May and 15th May. No interviews will be accepted after this date.Office hours are between 10 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 6 pm. Kindly book your tickets and rooms in advance so you can be present here within these dates. If any devotee or candidate is already in Mayapur then their interviews and examination can take place now.
For the 2nd initiation candidates
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1. Kindly send
a. Your initiated name
b. Your city and country
The deadline to receive this info is 10th May
2. Please download the following 2nd initiation forms from www.jayapatakaswamioffice.com
a. Cover sheet
b. Recommendation sheet with bio-data (recommendation sheet duly signed by the temple authority with their official stamp of ISKCON branch)
c. Signature from three brahmanas
d. Practical check list (to be left blank and will be filled in at the time of oral interview)
e. Philosophical exam ( you can prepare in advance but the answers should be written closed book in front of the temple authority or a temple authorized representative.The exam should be corrected by the temple authority and percentage marks deduced. If you have done Bhakti-sastri examination then there is no need to write this exam but you need to provide the xerox copy of your certificate.
f. Practical questionnaire
g. Essay why you want to take 2nd initiation
3. Oral interview
All the above forms should be filled in and brought with you to Mayapur. The oral interview will be conducted between 10th May and 15 May. No interviews will be accepted after this date. Kindly book your tickets and rooms in advance so you can be present here within these dates. If any devotee or candidate is already in Mayapur then their interviews and examination can take place now.
All of you are requested to cooperate with the procedures as it is important that everything is organized nicely so that it doesn’t strain Guru Maharaja’s health.
It is IMPORTANT that the CHECK LIST is followed strictly for all candidates.
They are expected to know by rote all prayers & mantras and to have read all the books mentioned, the prescribed number of times.
Your servant,
Acintya Caitanya dasa