About His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977), the founder-acharya* of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), was the foremost proponent and teacher of Krishna consciousness—devotional service to the Supreme Person, Krishna—of the late twentieth century.
Srila Prabhupada, as he's known to his followers, translated and commented on over eighty volumes of the most important sacred bhakti texts. His books include Bhagavad-gita As It Is—the definitive commentary on Krishna's advice on how to be happy in this life and the next, and the multi-volume Srimad-Bhagavatam—a history of Krishna's activities, His avatars, and His many devotees throughout the universe. Srila Prabhupada also constantly traveled the world, initiating thousands of disciples and managing a global spiritual movement which continues to grow today.
When Srila Prabhupada met his own spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur in 1922, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta urged the young devotee later known as Srila Prabhupada to preach Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's message of Krishna consciousness in English.
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From 1966 until his passing in 1977, Srila Prabhupada traveled the world, guided thousands of young disciples, and managed a global spiritual movement, yet he considered book publishing his life's mission. He rose many hours before dawn each day to devote full attention to translating and composing commentaries on sacred texts. Some of his major works include:
- Srimad-Bhagavatam
— The essence of the Vedas' teachings, an 18,000-verse history of Krishna's incarnations, pastimes and devotees. - Bhagavad-gita As It Is
— Krishna's instructions on the purpose of life and how to achieve ultimate success in this world and the next. - Chaitanya Charitamrita
— The life and teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Krishna Himself appearing in the guise of His own devotee. - The Nectar of Devotion
— A summary study of Rupa Goswami's Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu, the essential guidebook on the science of bhakti-yoga, practical devotional service to Krishna. - Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
— Srila Prabhupada's commentary on the tenth canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, which describes the pastimes Krishna Himself performed when He visited the earth. - Vedabase.com
—Read Srila Prabhupada's published books online.
His books, now published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust in 81 languages (as of June 2013), now comprise over 80 volumes, with over a billion copies sold.
Srila Prabhupada is the founder-acharya (spiritual preceptor) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. In addition to writing many books to establish the philosophy and practices of the Krishna consciousness movement, he worked tirelessly to build a unified organization meant for spreading the teachings of Krishna consciousness.
- Srila Prabhupada as "Founder-Acharya" of ISKCON
—A book explaining the unique historical position of Srila Prabhupada and his title's spiritual significance. (on iskcon.com) - Directory of Centers of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
—Search for a temple, community, restaurant, farm, or local gathering near you. - History of the Hare Krishna Movement
—Milestones in Srila Prabhupada's and his disciples' efforts to create, spread, and maintain a worldwide society of Krishna devotees. - Srila Prabhupada's online biography, the Prabhupada Lilamrita—on Vedabase.com and in our Store
—How Srila Prabhupada brought Krishna consciousness out of India and established a global spiritual movement. - Seven Purposes of ISKCON
—A document Srila Prabhupada composed in 1966 which still serves as the mission statement of the movement he started. - List of Srila Prabhupada's Disciples—http://sp.krishna.com
—The Srila Prabhupada Disciple Database is now online and searchable. You can search for Srila Prabhupada's disciples using the Search option or alphabetically by name.
- Srila Prabhupada Photo Gallery
- A collection of over nineteen thousand photographs taken of Srila Prabhupada between 1966 and 1977. Please help us to categorize these photo albums. If you see a photo you can identify by place, persons, or circumstances, kindly Contact Us. - Srila Prabhupada Audio
- Srila Prabhupada Videos
- Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON
—A free download explaining the historic and spiritual significance of the title "Founder-Acharya" and why Srila Prabhupada preferred to be known as such. - Srila Prabhupada's online Biography, the Prabhupada Lilamrita—on vedabase.com
— The life of the great spiritual teacher who brought the teachings of Krishna to the world. Also available in our Store. - The Bhaktivedanta Archives—http://www.prabhupada.com
—The official repository for the documents, manuscripts, correspondence, audio recordings, photographs, films, and other memorabilia of Srila Prabhupada. - Prabhupada's Letters—http://www.prabhupada.blogspot.com
— Srila Prabhupada managed a worldwide society through these practical, individual instructions to his disciples. Each day, the homepage shows a list of letters Srila Prabhupada wrote on that date during his lifetime. - List of Srila Prabhupada Disciples—http://sp.krishna.com
—Search for Srila Prabhupada's disciples alphabetically by name or by using the Search option. - Vedabase.com, Srila Prabhupada's Online Book Collection
— Contains most of his published works. This site now includes biographies written about Srila Prabhupada.