Prabhavisnu Swami was born
in Belfast, Ireland in 1950. He first met his future spiritual
master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, in
1971 in London. Srila Prabhupada inspired his new disciple to
follow in his footsteps and dedicate his life to spreading the
sankirtana movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In the following
years, Prabhavisnu Maharaja served as the temple president of the
Bhaktivedanta Manor just outside of London. In 1975 he was called
to India by Srila Prabhupada to act as temple president in the
Bombay, Juhu Beach centre. From 1975-1979 Prabhavisnu Maharaja
helped establish Krsna consciousness centres in India and
Bangladesh. Dedicating himself fully to preaching Krishna
consciousness worldwide, in 1979 Prabhavisnu Maharaja entered the
renounced order of life. He was then appointed the Governing Body
Commissioner (G.B.C.) of ISKCON to oversee preaching work in India,
Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Burma and other parts of the
world. In 1987 he was requested to be the G.B.C. representative for
Australia and New Zealand and to initiate disciples in: Europe,
Britain, India, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand.
