10 Who is Srila Prabhupada?

Who is Srila Prabhupada?


Srila Prabhupada, the founder-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.