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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada,Founder-Acharya of ISKCON

In Devanagari

Religion Gaudiya Va ishnavism, Hinduism

Othername(s) Abhay Cara naravinda, AbhayCharan De

Perso nal

Nationality Indian

Born Abhay Cha ran De

1 September 1896

Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British

India

Died 14 November 1977 (aged 81)Vrindavan, India

Resting place Bhaktivedanta Swami's Samadhi,

Vrindavan

Senior posting

Based in Vrindavan, India

Title Founder-Acharya of ISKCON

Period inoffice

19661977

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Abhay Char an aravi nda Bhaktivedanta SwamiPrabhupada (Bengali:

Abhoy Char onarobindo Bhoktibedanto Swamy Probhupad ; Sanskrit:

, IAST: abhaya-cararavinda bhakti-vednta svm prabhupda) (1 September 1896 14

November 1977) was a Gau diya Vaishnava spiritual teacher (guru) and the Founder-Acharya of the International Society

for Krishna Consciousne ss[1] (ISK CON), co mmonly known

as the "Hare Krishna Movement". [2] His mission wa s to propagate Ga udiya Vaishnavism, a school of V aishnaviteHinduism that ha d been taug ht to him by his guru,

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, throughout the world .[3] Born

Abhay Charan De in Calcutta, he was educ ated at the prestigious local Scottish Church College. [4] Before adopting

the lif e of a p ious renunciant (vanaprastha) in 1950, [5] he wasmarried wit h children and owned a small pharmaceutical

business. [6][7] In 1959 he to ok a vow of renunciation(sannyasa) and sta rted writing comme ntaries on Vaishnava

scriptures. [8] In his late r years , as a traveling Vaishnavamonk, he became an influ ential communicat or of GaudiyaVais hnava t heology to India and specifically to the West

through his leadership of ISKC ON, founded in 1966. [3][9]As the founder of ISKCON, he "emerged as a major figureof the Western counterculture, initiating thousands of young

Americans." [10] Despite attacks from an ti-cult groups, hereceived a favorable welcome from many religious scholars,such as J. Stills on Jud ah, Harvey Cox, Larry Shinn andThomas Hopkins, who praised Bhaktivedanta Swami'stranslations and defend ed the group against distorted media

images and misinterpretations. [11] In respect to his

achievements, religious leaders from other GaudiyaVaishnava movements have also given him credit. [12]

He has been described as a charismatic leader, in the senseused by sociologist Max Weber, as he was successful inacquiring followers in the United States, Europe, India and

elsewhere. [13][14][15] CNN cites him on their Top-10 list of

"wildly successful people". [16] After his death in 1977,ISKCON, the society he founded based on a type of HinduKrishnaism using the Bhagavata Purana as a central
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Predecessor Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura

Religious career

Initiation Diksa1932, Sannyasa1959

Post Guru, Sannyasi, Samsthapaka-

Acharya

Website Official Website of ISKCON

(http://iskcon.org/)

scripture, continued to grow and is respected in India, thoughthere have been disputes about leadership among his

followers. [17][18] In February 2014, ISKCON's news agencyreported to have reached a milestone of distributing over half a billion books authored by Bhaktivedanta Swami

Prabhupada, since 1965. [19]

Contents

1 Biography

1.1 Early life

1.2 Religious career

1.3 Renunciation

1.4 Mission to the West

2 Books and publishing

3 Views on other religious traditions

4 Within India

5 Monuments

6 Bibliography

6.1 Translations with commentary

6.2 Summary studies

6.3 Other works published within

Prabhupada's lifetime

6.4 Bengali writings

6.5 Published posthumously

7 See also

8 Footnotes

9 References

10 External links

Biography

Early life

Born on 1 September 1896, the day after Janmastami, one of the most important Vaishnava holidays, in a humblehouse in the Tollygunge suburb of Calcutta, he was named Abhay Charan, " one who is fearless, having takenhelter at Lord Krishna's feet ." Since he was born on the day of Nandotsava ("the celebration of Nanda,"
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Bhaktisiddhanta SarasvatiThakura

Krishna's father, a traditional festival in honor of Krishna's birth) he was also called Nandulal. His parents, SrimanGour Mohan De and Srimati Rajani De, were devout Vaishnavas (devotees of Vishnu). In accordance with Bengalitradition, his mother had gone to the home of her parents for the delivery, and only a few days later Abhay returned

with parents to his home at 151 Harrison Road in Calcutta, where he was brought up and educated. [20]

He received a European led education in the Scottish Church College. This school was well reputed amongBengalis; many Vaishnava families sent their sons there. The professors, most of whom were Europeans, wereknown as sober, moral men, and it is believed that the students received a good education. The college was locatedin north Calcutta, not far from Harrison Road where Abhay's family lived. During his years in the college, AbhayCharan De ( ) was a member of the English Society as well as that of the Sanskrit Society, and it has

been suggested that his education provided him a foundation for his future leadership. [6][20] He graduated in 1920

with majors in English, philosophy and economics. [21] However he rejected his diploma in response to Gandhi's

independence movement. [22] His refusal to accept the diploma he had earned was in protest of the British. He alsowore the homespun cotton cloth the followers of Gandhi wore in support of home industry and protest of Britishrule in India.

At 22 years old Abhay married Radharani Devi, who was 11 years old, in a marriage arranged by their parents. At

14 years old Radharani gave birth to Abhay's first son.

Religious career

In 1922, when he first met his spiritual master, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura,he was requested to spread the message of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the English

language. [23] In 1932 he became a formally initiated disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta. In1944, (from his front room at Sita Kanta Banerjee, Calcutta), he started the

publication called Back to Godhead ,[24][25] for which he acted as designer,

publisher, editor, copy editor and distributor. He personally designed the logo, aneffulgent figure of Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the upper left corner, with the motto:

"Godhead is Light, Nescience is darkness" greeting the readers. [26] In his firstmagazine he wrote:

Under the circumstances since 1936 up to now, I was simplyspeculating whether I shall venture this difficult task and that withoutany means and capacity; but as none have discouraged me, I havenow taken courage to take up the work.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, Back to Godhead magazine (Vol.1,

14, 1944) [26]

In 1947, the Gaudiya Vaishnava Society recognised his scholarship with the title Bhaktivedanta, (bhakti-vednmeaning "one who has realised that devotional service to the Supreme Lord is the end of all knowledge" [27] (with

the words Bhakti, indicating devotion and Vedanta indicating conclusive knowledge). [28]
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His later well known name, Prabhupda, is a Sanskrit title, literally meaning "he who has taken the shelter of thelotus feet of the Lord" where prabhu denotes "Lord", and pda means "taking shelter." [29] Also, " at whose feetmasters sit ".[6] This name was used as a respectful form of address by his disciples from late 1967 early 1968onwards. Previous to this, as with his early disciples, followers used to call him "Swamiji". [30]

From 1950 onwards, he lived at the medieval Radha-Damodar mandir in the holy town of Vrindavan, where he

began his commentary and translation work of the Sanskrit work Bhagavata Purana. [31] Of all notable Vrindavana'stemples, the Radha-Damodara mandir had at the time the largest collection of various copies of the original writingsof the Six Gosvamis and their followers more than two thousand separate manuscripts, many of them three

hundred, some even four hundred years old. [32][33] His guru, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, had always encouraged

him that "If you ever get money, print books", [34] referring to the need of literary presentation of the Vaishnava

culture. [7]

Renunciation

Keshavaji Gaudiya Matha was the place where Bhaktivedanta used to live, he had written and studied in the libraryof this building, here he edited the Gauya Patrik magazine and this is the place where he donated the murti of Lord Chaitanya who stands on the altar beside the Deities of Radha Krishna (named r r RdhVinodavihrj ). During his visit in September 1959 he entered the doors of this matha dressed in white, as AbhoyBabu, but would be leaving dressed in saffron, a sannyasi. [8] He received the sannyasa name Swami ( Svmi), not to be confused with the title Swami. In this matha, in Mathura Vrndavana, Abhoy CharanBhaktivedanta took Vaishnava renunciate vows, sannyasa, from his friend and godbrother Bhakti PrajnanaKeshava, and following this he single-handedly published the first three volumes covering seventeen chapters of thefirst book of Bhagavata Purana, filling three volumes of four hundred pages each with a detailed commentary.Introduction to the first volume was a biographical sketch of Caitanya Mahprabhu. [33] He then left India, obtaining

free passage on a freight ship called the Jaladuta, with the aim and a hope of fulfilling his spiritual master'sinstruction to spread the message of Caitanya Mahaprabhu around the world. In his possession were a suitcase, anumbrella, a supply of dry cereal, about eight dollars worth of Indian currency, and several boxes of books. [35]

Mission to the West

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami sailed to USA in 1965. His trip to the United States was not sponsored by any

religious organization, nor was he met upon arrival by a group of loyal followers. [36] As he neared his destination onthe ship, the Indian freighter Jaladuta, the enormity of his intended task weighed on him. On 13 September he

wrote in his diary, "Today I have disclosed my mind to my companion, Lord Sri Krishna."[37]

On this occasion andon a number of others, he called on Krishna for help in his native Bengali. Examining these compositions, academicsregard them as "intimate records of his prayerful preparation for what lay ahead" and a view on "how Bhaktivedanta

Swami understood his own identity and mission." [38]
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A message from Jaladuta DiaryJournal kept by Prabhupada.Between 25 August 1965 and 30August 1965, the Jaladuta Journalfalls silent for six days. On theseventh day, 31 August, thesilence is broken with these simplewords, Passed over a great crisison the struggle for life and death.

I do not know why You have brought me here. Now You can do whatever You like with me. ButI guess You have some business here, otherwise why would You bring me to this terrible place?How will I make them understand this message of Krishna consciousness? I am very unfortunate,unqualified and most fallen. Therefore I am seeking Your benediction so that I can convince them,for I am powerless to do so on my own. [37][38]

By journeying to USA, he was attempting to fulfill the wish of his guru, possible only by the grace of "his dear Lord

Krishna". [38] It is in July 1966 "global missionary Vaishnavism" was brought to the West by Bhaktivedanta Swami,

"the soul agent", [1] founding the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in New York City. BhaktivedantaSwami spent much of the last decade of his life setting up the institution of ISKCON. Since he was the Society'sleader, his personality and management were responsible for much of ISKCON's growth and the reach of hismission.

When it was suggested to him at the time of founding the ISKCON in 1966 that a broader term "GodConsciousness" would be preferable to "Krishna Consciousness" in the title, he rejected this recommendation,

suggesting that name Krishna includes all other forms and concepts of God. [39]

After a group of devotees and a temple had been established in New York another center was started in San

Francisco in 1967. [21][40] From there he traveled throughout America with his disciples, popularizing the movementthrough street chanting ( sankirtana), book distribution and public speeches.

Once ISKCON was more established in the USA a small number of devotees from the San Francisco temple weresent to London, England. After a short time in London they came into contact with The Beatles, of whom GeorgeHarrison took the greatest interest, spending a significant time speaking with Bhaktivedanta Swami and producing a

record with members of the later London Radha Krsna Temple. [41] Over the following years Bhaktivedanta
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Prabhupada on a morning walk withKarlfried Graf Drckheim inFrankfurt in June 1974.

Photograph of selected books byPrabhupada, published byBhaktivedanta Book Trust

It is believed that Bhaktivedanta Swami's most significant contribution are his books. [52][53][54] Within the finaltwenty years of his life Bhaktivedanta Swami translated over sixty volumes of classic Vedic scriptures (such as the

Bhagavad Gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam) into the English language. [44] For their authority, depth, and clarity,his books have won praise from professors at colleges and universitieslike Harvard, Oxford, Cornell, Columbia, Syracuse, Oberlin, and

Edinburgh, [55] and his Bhagavad-Gt As It Is was published byMacmillan Publishers, in 1968 and unabridged edition in 1972, [56][57][58]

and is now available in over sixty languages around the world and someother books by Bhaktivedanta Swami are available in over eighty

different languages. [24][46] In February 2014, ISKCON's news agencyreported to have reached a milestone of distributing over half a billion

books authored by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, since 1965. [19]

The Bhaktivedanta Book Trustwas established in 1972 to

publish his works, and it has

also published his multi-volume biography, Srila Prabhupada-lilamrtthat according to Larry Shinn will "certainly be one of the most completerecords of the life and work of any modern religious figure". [1][59]

Prabhupada reminded his devotees before his death that he would liveforever in his books, and through them would remain present as a

spiritual master or guru. [60] Bhaktivedanta Swami had instilled in hisfollowers an understanding of the importance of writing and publishingnot only with regard to his works, but also their own initiatives. His earlydisciples felt Prabhupada had given them Back To Godhead for their own writings from the very start. [60]

A prominent Gaudiya Vaishnava figure, Shrivatsa Goswami, who as ayoung man had met Bhaktivedanta Swami in 1972, affirmed thesignificance of book publishing and distribution in spreading the message

of Caitanya in an interview with Steven Gelberg: [60]

Making these Vaisnava texts available is one of SrilaPrabhupada's greatest contributions. Apart from themasses, his books have also reached well into academic

circles and have spurred academic interest in theChaitanya tradition ... The significance of making thesetexts available is not merely academic or cultural; it isspiritual. [61]

Views on other religious traditions
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ISKCON Temple in Delhi, India

Bhaktivedanta Swami considered Moses, Jesus, and Mohamed to be empowered representatives of God,describing them within his writings as pioneers of the same essential message of dedication to God with love and

devotion. [62]

"Actually, it doesn't matter Krishna or Christ the name is the same. The main point is to followthe injunctions of the Vedic scriptures that recommend chanting the name of God in this age." [63]

Other typical expression presents a different perspective, where he would point out that "today I may be a Hindu, but tomorrow I may become a Christian or Muslim. In this way faiths can be changed, but dharma" is a naturalsequence, a natural occupation or a connection and it can not be changed, because it is permanent, according to

him. [44] While the ISKCON theology of personal god is close to Christian theology, both personal andmonotheistic, being a preacher of bhakti and a missionary he sometimes would add, that "already many Christianshave tasted the nectar of divine love of the holy name and are dancing with karatalas (hand-cymbals) andmridangas (drums)." [64] His approach to modern knowledge is also seen in sectarian Orthodox Judaism, wherethe skills and technical knowledge of modernity are encouraged, but the values rejected. Bhaktivedanta Swamistated "devotees should not be lazy, idle...we are not afraid to work. Whatever our engagement is, by offering the

result to Krishna we become Krishna conscious". [36] Some of his representations are believed to affect womenadversely and are male-centred, others are tender and celebratory. Bhaktivedanta Swami himself taught a dualismof body and soul and that of the genders. Similar to many traditional religions he considered sexuality and spirituality

as conflicting opposites. [65] Among some liberal male followers there is a positive recognition of his example inapplying the spirit of the law according to time, place, person and circumstance, rather than literal tracing of the

tradition. [66]

In line with traditional Vaishnava theology, he was critical of the monist philosophies of Hinduism representing theGaudiya Vaishnava point of view and often insulting the orthodox Vedanta adherents of monism with 'cruel words'.

In the view of some, the Gaudiya-Vaishnava philosophy he followed is neither fully dualistic nor monist (this isknown as Achintya Bheda Abheda). As a school of thought, Gaudiya Vaishnavism has much more in common withthe Dvaita, as opposed to the Advaita schools.

Within India

Beginning his public preaching mission in India, he founded the

League of Devotees in Jhansi in 1953. [67]

Following the establishment of temples and centres in the UnitedStates and Europe, he returned to India in 1971, holding many

public programs which were well attended. From 1971 onwards,the movement became increasingly popular and spread throughoutIndia. He was particularly eager to see the progress at "theimpressive temple project in" Mumbai which he and his disciples

had fought very hard to establish, [68] with large temples in Mayapur and Vrindavan to follow in mid-1970s. To promote the vedic
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ISKCON Temple in Tirupathi, India

ISKCON Prabhupada's Palace of Gold in West Virginia, USA photodated 2007

education system within the modern Indian education structure, heintroduced a chain of Gurukul in various part of India. TheBhaktivedanta Gurukula and International School is one of the mostsuccessful schools in the list.

In 1996, the Government of India recognized his accomplishments by issuing a commemorative stamp in his honour as a part of

Prabhupada Centennial celebrations. [69] [70]

Speaking at the inauguration of ISKCON's cultural center in NewDelhi on 5 April on the occasion of Ramnavmi in 1998, Atal BihariVajpayee, then India's prime minister, said:

If the Bhagavad Gita, the holy text of the Hindutraditions, is printed in millions of copies and scoresof languages and distributed in all nooks andcorners of the world, the credit for this great sacredservice goes chiefly to ISKCON. For thisaccomplishment alone, Indians should be eternallygrateful to the devoted spiritual army of SwamiPrabhupada, the founder of the Hare Krishnamovement, and to his followers. . .

The arrival of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada inthe United States in 1965 and the particular

popularity his movement gained in a very short spanof twelve years must be regarded as one of the

greatest spiritual events of the century. Atal Bihari Vajpayee April 1998 [71][72][73]Monuments

A number of memorial samadhis or shrines to Bhaktivedanta Swamiwere constructed by the members of ISKCON in his remembrance, thelargest of which are in Mayapur, Vrindavan and at the larger sizedtemples in America. Prabhupada's Palace of Gold was designed andconstructed by devotees of the New Vrindavan community anddedicated on 2 September 1979. Back in 1972 it was intended to besimply a residence for Bhaktivedanta Swami, but over time the plansevolved into an ornate marble and gold palace which is now visited bythousands of Hindu pilgrims each year, visiting this centerpiece of the

community strongly relying upon tourist trade. [47][74]

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Prabhupada's Palace of Gold in 1982

His Samadhi in Vrindavana

His pushpa Samadhi in Mayapur

Translations with commentary

Bhagavad-Gt As It Is (1968) ISBN 0-89213-134-9r opaniad (1969) ISBN 0-89213-280-9rmad-Bhgavatam (197277) ISBN 84-86883-07-5 (Vols.)Caitanya-caritmta (1974) ISBN 0-912776-50-1 (Vols.)

The Nectar of Instruction (1975) ISBN 0-912776-85-4 [24]

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Teachings of Lord Caitanya (1969) ISBN 0-912776-07-2 Ka, the Supreme Personality of Godhead (1970) ISBN 0-89213-354-6

The Nectar of Devotion (1970) ISBN 0-912776-05-6

Other works published within Prabhupada's lifetime

Easy Journey to Other Planets (1970) Ka Consciousness: The Topmost Yoga System (1970) Beyond Birth and Death (1972)The Perfection of Yoga (1972) Ka, the Reservoir of Pleasure (1972)

On the Way to Ka (1973) Rja-vidy: The King of Knowledge (1973) Elevation to Ka Consciousness (1973) Ka Consciousness: The Matchless Gift (1974) Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers (1977)Teachings of Lord Kapila, the Son of Devaht

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Search for liberation OL1998508W (http://openlibrary.org/works/OL1998508W) (1981)Chant and be happy (1982) OL15397592W (http://openlibrary.org/works/OL15397592W) ISBN 0-89213-118-7

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Nrada bhakti stra (1991) ISBN 0-89213-273-6 Mukunda-ml-stotra (1989) OL1058156W (http://openlibrary.org/works/OL1058156W) ISBN 0-

89213-275-2The Hare Krsna challenge OCLC 34455353 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34455353) (1990) A second chance OL2089576W (http://openlibrary.org/works/OL2089576W) (1991)The journey of self discovery OL15143945W (http://openlibrary.org/works/OL15143945W) (1991) Laws of nature : an infallible justice (1991) OL4101128W (http://openlibrary.org/works/OL4101128W)ISBN 0-89213-272-8

Renunciation Through Wisdom (1992)Quest for Enlightenment (1993)

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73. ^ Daily Herald (Newspaper), April 6, 1998, Chicago, Illinois(htt p://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0038/6774894/32014377.html), Hare Krishna center makes

debut in India, NEW DELHI, India's prime minister inauguration. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said the

mes sage of Bhagavad Gita.

74. ^ "Pr a bhupada's Palace of Gold" (http://www .palaceofgold.com/). ww w.palaceofgold.com. Archived

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