Lokanath Swami

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Lokanath Swami
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Personal
Born
Raghunath Patil

6 July 1949
Aravade, Tasgaon (now Maharashtra), India
ReligionHinduism
Religious career
InitiationDiksa–1972, Sannyasa–1975
PostISKCON Guru, Sannyasi
Websitelokanathswami.com

Lokanath Swami (IAST: Loka-nātha Svāmī; born 1949 in Aravade, Tasgaon, Maharashtra) is an ISKCON guru from India. Lokanath Swami (born Raghunath Patil). In 1972 he joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

He received the sannyasa order in December 1975, at the age of 26 years.

He travels regularly throughout India, preaching mostly in Maharashtra and also travelling to Europe, Africa, and Asia. He has worked on establishing temples, including in Aravade, Nagpur, Amravati, Noida, Pandharpur, and has written several books.

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In English

  • Bombay Is My Office: Lokanath Swami – Noida: Padayātrā Press, 2018
  • Vraja Mandala Darsana: Lokanath Swami
  • Lokanāth Swami in Conversation with Srila Prabhupada: Context and Compilations – Noida: Padayātrā Press, 2014. — 153p. — Print ISBN 978-0-620-58488-3 — E-book ISBN 978-0-620-58489-0
  • Lokanāth Swami Festivals: Śrīla Prabhupāda at the Māyāpur-Vr̥ndāvana festivals. — Noida: Padayātrā Press, 2001. — 244 p. — ISBN 81-901132-1-6
  • Lokanāth Swami Kumbha: Festival of Immortality. — Noida: Padayātrā Press, 2001. — 136 p.
  • Lokanāth Swami My Prabhupāda. — Noida: Padayātrā Press, 2007. — 159 p.
  • Lokanāth Swami Back to Home (A collection of Back to Godhead magazine articles)
  • Lokanāth Swami Samskrtoccaranam (A complete guide to Sanskrit pronunciation)

In Hindi

  • Lokanāth Swami Mere Prabhupada
  • Lokanāth Swami Bhuvaikuntha Pandharpur
  • Lokanāth Swami Kumbha

In Marathi

  • Lokanāth Swami Bhuvaikuntha Pandharpur
  • Sukhi Jivanacha Marg (Collection of Lectures in Marathi)

In Gujarati

  • Lokanāth Swami Kumbha

In Russian

  • Локанатха Свами Обратно к Богу. — М.: Философская книга, 2003. — 96 с. — ISBN 5-8205-0022-9
  • Локанатха Свами Кумбха-мела. Праздник бессмертия / Пер. с англ.: Анируддха дас. — М.: Философская книга, 2003. — 144 с.
  • Локанатха Свами Фестивали. — М.: Ведабук, 2007. — 350 с. — ISBN 978-5-902399-14-8
  • Локанатха Свами Мой Прабхупада. — М.: Философская книга, 2008. — 240 с.

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