Shrila Bhakti Ashraya Vaishnava Swami

Shrila Bhakti Ashraya Vaishnava Swami is disciple of Shrila Gopal Krishna Swami (ISKCON). Shrila Bhakti Ashraya Vaishnava Swami was born in 1961. He came in contact with ISKCON and "Bhagavat Gita As It Is" while working as manager in a company in 1984. Inspired by the teachings of Shrila Prabhupada, he decided to dedicate his life, hence joined ISKCON Vrindavan in 1985. Since then he served many important projects and preached the teachings of Bhagavat Gita, specially in youth. He served as sankirtan in-charge for many years then as vice-president at ISKCON Vrindavan. He inspire many people by his simplicity and behaviour. In the month of Kartik, 2013, honoring his dedication and devotion, he was awarded the order of sannyasa (renunciation) in ISKCON. He sings Vaishnav bhajans melodiously and beautifully with explaination of their purports. Maharaj focuses on establishing loving relationship with devotees and everyone else. He is famous for his nectarous lectures in various language especially in Hindi, English, Oriya, Bengali and deep understanding of vedic Vaisnava literatures. He's well known for his simplicity and humility. Currently he is serving ISKCON Vrindavan temple management and travelling across India to spread Krishna consciousness.