PSA on the ISKCON Revival Movement

Krishnakant Desai is the head of the ISKCON Revival Movement. But in the 30 years since the publication of his book The Final Order, he himself has never taken initiation through the system he recommends in his own book.

In an article in issue 83 of his magazine Back to Prabhupada, he writes, “It has been 30 years, and no one has been able to lay a glove on TFO.” By “TFO,” he means his 1996 book The Final Order. But in the same 30 years, he has never taken initiation from the system he says is the one that Prabhupada wanted.

Krishnakant Desai has never taken Vaisnava initiation of any kind. He has never used a spiritual name for himself. And even if he did start using one, he should be able to identify his ritvik-guru, who could publicly testify on his behalf. But we know neither his spiritual, guru-given name or the one who gave it. Instead, he uses only his legal name, given by his parents at the time of his birth. He has never been initiated. He is a spiritual failure even by his own standards.

And yet he is the siksa-guru for Madhu Pandit dasa and the siksa-guru for Vrindavan Chandra dasa, each of whom has also launched materially successful ritvik startups, which continue to ruin the chances of the people in general to go back to Godhead.

Krishnkant Desai is the siksa-guru of all other “post-samadhi ritvik-gurus” all over the world. Yet HE HAS NEVER TAKEN INITIATION WITHIN THE SYSTEM HE HIMSELF PROMOTES. This shows that his recommended system is bogus.

That is all.

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Originally posted at https://iisb.co.in/ ( ISKCON India Scholars Board ):

Shambhu Dasa

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mayesvara dasa says:

August 10, 2025 at 4:20 am

Rational Vaishnavas have exposed Krishnakant Desa as a bloviating nonsense. The fact that he is too arrogant to comprehend how deluded doesn't change that fact. He suffers from the same delusion of grader that Ferdinand Marcos (President of the Philippines, 1965–1986) exhibited. He maintained the illusion of being the nation’s savior long after widespread corruption, human rights abuses, and economic decline under his rule were well known. Even after being ousted during the People Power Revolution, he continued to claim he was the legitimate and adored leader.
Self-glorification is the symptom of a demon like Kamsa or Ravana who also though they were invincible, but a true sign of a sadhu considers himself lower than the straw in the streed! evaluation always leads to It's not