List of Initiating Gurus in ISKCON
- Acyuta Priya Das RNS (APD)
- Advaita Acharya Das BTS (AAD)
- Adikarta Das (AKD)
- Asita Krishna Swami TKG (AKS)
- Atmanivedana Swami BSDS (AVS)
- Badrinarayan Swami (BNS)
- Bhakti Asraya Vaisnava Swami GKG (BAVS)
- Bhaktivaibhava Swami (BVS)
- Bhakti Bhagavatamrita Kesava Swami PVS (BBKS)
- Bhakti Bhrnga Govinda Swami (BBGS)
- Bhakti Caitanya Swami (BCAIS)
- Bhakti Carudesna Swami BTS (BCDS)
- Bhakti Dhira Damodara Swami BTS (BDDS)
- Bhakti Gaurava Narayan Swami TKG (BGNS)
- Bhakti Gauravani Goswami (BGVG)
- Bhakti Prabhupada-vrata Damodara Swami (BPDS)
- Bhakti Prema Swami BCS (BHPS)
- Bhakti Raghava Swami (BRS)
- Bhakti Ratnakara Ambarisa Swami GKG (BRAS)
- Bhakti Sundar Goswami (BSG)
- Bhakti Vasudeva Swami BTS (BHVS)
- Bhakti Vijnana Goswami RNS (BVG)
- Bhakti Vikasa Swami (BVKS)
- Bhaktivyasa Tirtha Swami BSDS (BVTS)
- Bhakti VV Narasimha Swami (BVVNS)
- Bhakti-bhusana Swami (BBS)
- Bhaktimarga Swami (BMS)
- Bhaktipada Goswami SRS (BPG)
- Bhurijana Das (BJD)
- Bir Krsna Das Goswami (BKG)
- Caitanya Candra Das GGS (CCD)
- Caitanya Candra Caran Das JPS (CCCD)
- Candra Mukha Swami HDG (CMKS)
- Candramauli Swami (CMS)
- Caru Das (CD)
- Danavir Goswami (DG)
- Devamrita Swami (DAS)
- Dhanvantari Swami (DVS)
- Dhirasanta Das Goswami (DDG)
- Drutakarma Das (DKD)
- Gauranga Prem Swami JPS (GRPS)
- Giridhari Swami (GDS)
- Giriraja Swami (GRS)
- Gopaswami Das (GSD)
- Gopal Krsna Goswami (GKG)
- Guru Prasad Swami (GPS)
- Haladhara Swami GGS (HDS)
- Hanumatpresaka Swami (HPS)
- Harivilas Das (HVD)
- Hrdayananda dasa Goswami (HDG)
- Indradyumna Swami (IDS)
- Janananda dasa Goswami (JG)
- Jayapataka Swami (JPS)
- Jivananda Das (JND)
- Kalakantha Das (KKD)
- Kavicandra Swami (KVCS)
- Kesava Bharati dasa Goswami (KBDG)
- Kratu Das (KRD)
- Kripamoya Das (KMD)
- Krsna Ksetra Swami (KRKS)
- Lokanath Swami (LOK)
- Madan Gopal Das SDG (MGD)
- Madhu Sevita Das (MSD)
- Mahadyuti Swami (MDS)
- Mahaman Das (MMD)
- Mahaprabhu Swami SRS (MPS)
- Mahatma Das (MD)
- Mahavisnu Swami (MVS)
- Manonatha Das (MND)
- Matsya Avatara Das (MAD)
- Medhavi Das (MDD)
- Narayani Devi Dasi (NDD)
- Navayogendra Swami (NYS)
- Niranjana Swami (NRS)
- Partha Sarathi Das Goswami (PSDG)
- Patita Pavana Das IDS (PPD)
- Prabodhananda Saraswati Swami GKG (PSS)
- Prahladananda Swami (PAS)
- Purushatraya Swami (PTS)
- Radhacaran Das TKG (RCD)
- Radha Govinda Das SRS (RGD)
- Radha Govinda Swami (RGM)
- Radha Krishna Das TKG (RKD)
- Radhanath Swami (RNS)
- Rama Govinda Swami KDS (RMGS)
- Ravindra Svarupa Das (RVSD)
- Romapada Swami (RPS)
- Rtadhvaja Swami (RTS)
- Sacinandana Swami (SNS)
- Samik Rsi Das (SRD)
- Sankarsana Das (SDA)
- Satyadeva Das (SDD)
- Sivarama Swami (SRS)
- Smita Krsna Swami (SKS)
- Srivas Das BTS (SVD)
- Subhaga Swami (SSM)
- Sundarananda Das GGS (SND)
- Sukadeva Swami RNS (SDS)
- Trivikrama Swami (TVS)
- Vaisesika Das (VSD)
- Varsana Swami (VS)
- Vatsala Das (VD)
- Vedavyasapriya Swami (VVPS)
- Virabahu Das (VBD)
- Yadunandana Swami SDG (YNS)
- Yamunacarya Das Goswami HDG (YDG)
[Notes: 1. initials in parentheses are the abbreviations of the initiating guru; 2. abbreviations not in parentheses indicate the initiating guru’s own spiritual master; 3. all devotees without such initials are disciples of Srila Prabhupada]
This list only gives the names of gurus currently accepting disciples, but aspiring disciples are not limited to this list in their search for a guru. Devotees in ISKCON are free to approach any ISKCON devotee in good standing for initiation, whether or not they are on this list, with the following provisos:
1) If the prospective guru is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada or a departed guru and has not gone through the nomination process, that prospective guru should go through the nomination process to accept disciples.
2) If the prospective guru is a disciple of a living guru, that prospective guru must obtain permission from his guru to initiate, and then go through the regular nomination process.
Not accepting disciples:
- Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami
- Bhanu Swami
- Ganapati Swami
- Jayadvaita Swami
- Mukunda Goswami
- Satsvarupa Das Goswami
- Vegavan Das