Hridayananda das Goswami

Hridayananda das(a) Goswami (IAST: Hṛdayānanda Dāsa Gosvāmī; title: Acaryadeva IAST: Ācāryadeva; birth name: Howard J. Resnick;[1] date of birth: November 5, 1948, Los Angeles, California) is an American Vaishnava leader and preacher, one of the leading spiritual leaders of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)[2][3][4][5] and one of the most distinguished disciples and close friend[6] of ISKCON founder Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who appointed him as preacher.

Goswami earned a bachelor's degree in religious studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.

[1] Resnick was first introduced to Gaudiya Vaishnavism in 1969 when he attended a lecture by ISKCON founder Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Goswami's leadership, ISKCON in Brazil and other Latin American countries experienced a period of rapid growth, with Vaishnava temples opening in many major cities.

Goswami completed the Sanskrit translation and commentary of the Hindu scripture Srimad Bhagavadam, initiated by Prabhupada.