Who is Srila Prabhupada?

Srila Prabhupada, the fomder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, is a nitya-siddha devotee of Lord Krishna. This means that he has always been perfect in Krishna consciousness. It is not that he attained that state at some point in time. He descended from the spiritual world at the request of the Supreme Lord to preach Krishna consciousness.

Srila Prabhupada, translated, commented on, and published many books. Through these books knowledge of Krishna consciousness has been spread throughout the world. Srila Prabhupada informed us that he is present in his books. He stated that the publication of his books was his most important preaching activity. Lord Krishna can be found in every page, and, in fact, every word of his books. Anyone who reads or even respects his books will become a devotee of Lord Krishna.

While he was here with us on this planet, he stressed the distribution of his books and encouraged his disciples to increase the numbers of books distributed year by year. He told them that he would live forever in his books. Hundreds of millions of his books have been distributed to date.

Srila Prabhupada stated that his books are the law books for the Krishna consciousness movement, and, one day, would be the law books for all human society.