Real name: অভয়চরণারবিন্দ ভক্তিবেদান্ত স্বামী প্রভুপাদ

Effective period / Period of releases: 1973 - 1994

Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Abhaya Caraṇāravinda Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Prabhupāda; Bengali: অভয়চরণারবিন্দ ভক্তিবেদান্ত স্বামী প্রভুপাদ; 1 September 1896 – 14 November 1977) was an Indian spiritual teacher and the founder preceptor of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the "Hare Krishna Movement". Members of the ISKCON movement view Prabhupada as a representant and messenger of Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu.