—Subaldas

I offer my most humble obeisances to my Spiritual Master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who has so kindly delivered the chanting of the Hare Krishna Mantra to the Western world. Following in the footprints of His beloved Guru Maharaj, Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, He is delivering the science of unalloyed love of Krishna to the fallen souls who are under the spell of material nature since time immemorial. A strict follower of the Goswamis and chief proponent of Lord Chaitanya's Samkirtan Movement, His Divine Grace is the Spiritual Master for the whole world. He is acharya because His every thought, word, and deed is dedicated to the service of the all-merciful Sri Sri Radha and Krishna. We humbly beg His mercy so that we may some day be able to render service to Him for spreading this great benediction to the humankind.

Facing all difficulties alone, He began the first ISKCON Radha Krishna Temple in a small storefront in the Lower East Side of New York during the summer of 1966. Preaching, cooking, writing, talking, chanting, everything was a one man show. He maintained the establishment by simply depending on Krishna. Now He is acharya for eighteen temples in four different countries and has hundreds of disciples.

I feel my words to be very inadequate in describing His greatness and mercy. He has helped me more than I can ever repay. To quote one of His letters:

-Subaldas
(ISKCON-Philadelphia)