Prabhupāda
Prabhupāda is an honorific used by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), and some other Gaudiya Vaishnava groups, to refer to ISKCON founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. Etymology. "Prabhupāda" (প্রভুপাদ) is composed of the words "prabhu" (প্রভু) and "pāda" (পাদ). "Prabhu" means "Lord," while "pāda" means "foot" or "feet." Similar terms. This usage set a pattern for the "ISKCON Guru-Ācāryas" – who took over the ISKCON after the death of ACBS in 1977 – to create similar self-applied honorifics, such as "Ācāryapāda," "Bhaktipāda," "Gurupāda," "Tīrthapāda," etc.