In 1975, Mahanidhi Swami took Gaudiya Vaisnava diksha directly from Srila Prabhupada (A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami 1896-1977). Among all the saints and siddha purushas of the contemporary world, Srila Prabhupada is most distinguished for three wonderful contributions:
1. Establishing the Hare Krishna Movement (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) with temples and ashrams in every major country of the world.
2. Introducing and broadcasting the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra as the best and quickest way to attain self-realization in pure love of God in the modern age.
3. Publishing university standard editions, with his own English translations and purports, of the most essential Gaudiya Vaisnava sacred texts, including Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Srimad Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritamrta, and Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu.
Mahanidhi Swami served Srila Prabhupada in America for twelve years and then moved to India. He has lived continually in Vrndavana and Radha-kunda since 1987, and has produced twenty-five books on bhakti-yoga, sacred pilgrimage, mantra meditation, Gaura-lila and Radha-Krishna lila.