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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

He appeared in 1896, in a family of Gaudiya Vaishnavas in Calcutta. When he was twenty-six he met his spiritual master Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Maharaja, the Founder-Acharya of the Gaudiya Math. Later in Allahabad Bhaktisiddhanta initiated him. In 1944 he began to publish Back to Godhead magazine in English following the order of his guru. He was instructed to, “Go to the West and spread Krishna consciousness in the English language.” He took sannyasa in 1959 in Mathura. He stayed in Vrindavana between 1956 and 1965, before going to New York at the age of 70.

In 1966 he established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). In the 1970s he traveled around the world 14 times, established 108 temples, initiated over 4,000 disciples, and wrote over 80 books. He left his body on November 14, 1977. He left this world in Vrindavana during the month of Kartika (Oct/Nov), which is considered very auspicious. His beautiful white marble samadhi is in front of the Krishna Balarama Temple in Raman Reti.
Many of the quotes in this book are taken from the books that he translated and wrote commentaries on including Krishna Book, The Nectar of Devotion, Srimad Bhagavatam, and Caitanya Caritamrita.

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