Rethinking 9th July

On July 9th, 1977, a letter signed and circulated by Śrīla Prabhupāda became the cornerstone of the posthumous ṛtvik-vāda movement—one that claims the letter is a “final order” authorizing eternal proxy initiations after his physical departure. But what if this interpretation is not only flawed, but hermeneutically indefensible?

This powerful new book dismantles the ṛtvik thesis using the precise tools of Indian logic (Nyāya), scriptural interpretation (Mīmāṃsā), Vedic language (Vyākaraṇa), and Vedānta siddhānta. It re-centers the debate on what Śrīla Prabhupāda actually said, meant, and intended, through the eyes of śāstra, not sentiment or speculation.