No successor requried after Srila Prabhupada
Bhakti Charu Swami: Just a few days before Srila Prabhupada left the planet, two prominent Indian gentlemen came to see him. One was Sriman Narayana, the Governor of Madras, and the other was his brother-in-law, Rama Krishna Bajaj, a big industrialist. At one point, they said that they wanted to discuss something with Srila Prabhupada privately, and Prabhupada asked us to leave the room. We left the room, although we didn't want to, but while leaving I pressed the recording button on the tape recorder.
These two men asked Prabhupada, "Who will continue your legacy after you leave the planet? Who will become your successor?" Prabhupada said, "I am giving the legacy to all my disciples, all my followers, and whoever follows will have the legacy." Then those two realized that the tape recorder was on and they asked Prabhupada if they could switch it off. After that I don't think they had any serious discussion. Srila Prabhupada made it clear that whoever follows him has his legacy. Prabhupada didn't want to appoint a successor as such.
These two men asked Prabhupada, "Who will continue your legacy after you leave the planet? Who will become your successor?" Prabhupada said, "I am giving the legacy to all my disciples, all my followers, and whoever follows will have the legacy." Then those two realized that the tape recorder was on and they asked Prabhupada if they could switch it off. After that I don't think they had any serious discussion. Srila Prabhupada made it clear that whoever follows him has his legacy. Prabhupada didn't want to appoint a successor as such.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 2 by Siddhanta Dasa
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