This page introduces qualified Vaishnavis initiated by His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. Their spiritual practice, character, and understanding of siddhanta reflect the qualifications traditionally associated with Diksha-gurus in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. Their lives stand as examples of devotion, integrity, and commitment to guiding others in bhakti.

Narayani Devi Dasi a disciple of His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, joined ISKCON in Boston in 1970. She has done many services for Srila Prabhupada including Deity worship in Calcutta temple, traveling book distribution in Western India for the Bombay temple.
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Urmila devi dasi (Dr. Edith Best) has served ISKCON continuously since her initiation by Srila Prabhupada in 1973. She and her husband are in the vanaprastha order since 1996. They have three married children, 13 grandchildren, and two great-grandsons. She has a PhD in education, was a primary and secondary teacher for 27 years, and has 19 years of experience with school management.

Rambhoru devi dasi was initiated in 1974 in Cologne, Germany, by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. She spent the next twenty-six years assisting her husband, Prithu Dasa, to establish and manage ISKCON temples in Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, and India. During that time she and her husband had two sons, Madan Mohan (Madi) Dasa and Nila Madhava (now Sri Madhava Mahotsava) Dasa

Krishnarupa devi dasi is a initiated disciple of ISKCON founder Srila Prabhupada. She has served as the Women’s Minister for ISKCON Australia since 2016, actively leading faith-based initiatives to empower women and prevent family violence.Her extensive history and ongoing contributions span several key areas:Early Devotion and Service: Drawn to Eastern philosophy in the 1970s, she joined the move

Rukmini Walker is a teacher of Bhakti Yoga, as well as an activist in interfaith dialogue and in women’s spiritual empowerment. She is the founder of the Urban Devi collective held in New York City at the Bhakti Center.
At the age of sixteen, Rukmini met her guru, Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and began a lifelong study of Bhakti Yoga, living and teaching in yoga ashrams in India, Canada, and the

Anangamanjari, Sage Mama Ananga, dedicated herself to the theological
teachings and practices of Vedanta under the guidance of her spiritual
teacher, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami for the last 56 years.
As an Interfaith Reverend Doctor, counselor, and inspirational speaker, she
shares her insights from a broad spiritual perspective that artfully combines
modern Western thoughts and experien
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