In 1947, Srila Prabhupada was awarded (or conferred) the title of Bhaktivedanta by leading and respected Gaudiya Vaishnavas of that time. Bhaktivedanta is made up of two words - bhakti (devotion) and vedanta (knowledge). This title Bhaktivedanta means the one who has fully realised that the bhakti unto the Lotus Feet of Sri Radha and Sri Krishna is the sum and substance of all knowledge of human life.