A list of some commonly used guru initials:
| ACBSP | A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada |
| APD | Acyuta Priya Prabhu RNS |
| AKD | Adikarta Prabhu |
| AAD | Advaita Acharya Prabhu BTS |
| AKS | Asita Krishna Swami TKG |
| AVS | Atmanivedana Swami BSDS |
| BNS | Badrinarayan Swami |
| BAVS | Bhakti Asraya Vaisnava Swami GKG |
| BBKS | Bhakti Bhagavatamrita Kesava Swami PVS |
| BBGS | Bhakti Bhrnga Govinda Swami |
| BBS | Bhakti Bhusana Swami |
| BCAIS | Bhakti Caitanya Swami |
| BCS | Bhakti Caru Swami |
| BCDS | Bhakti Carudesna Swami BTS |
| BDDS | Bhakti Dhira Damodara Swami BTS |
| BGNS | Bhakti Gauraya Narayana Swami |
| BGVG | Bhakti Gauravani Goswami |
| BPDS | Bhakti Prabhupada-vrata Damodara Swami |
| BHPS | Bhakti Prema Swami BCS |
| BRS | Bhakti Raghava Swami |
| BRAS | Bhakti Ratnakara Ambarisa Swami GKG |
| BSG | Bhakti Sundar Goswami |
| BSDS | Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Swami |
| BTS | Bhakti Tirtha Swami |
| BVMS | Bhakti Vaidurya Madhava Swami |
| BHVS | Bhakti Vasudeva Swami BTS |
| BVG | Bhakti Vijnana Goswami RNS |
| BVKS | Bhakti Vikasa Swami |
| BVVNS | Bhakti VV Narasimha Swami |
| BMS | Bhaktimarga Swami |
| BPG | Bhaktipada Goswami SRS |
| BVS | Bhaktivaibhava Swami |
| BVPS | Bhaktividya Purna Swami |
| BVTS | Bhaktivyasa Tirtha Swami BSDS |
| BJD | Bhurijana Prabhu |
| BKG | Bir Krsna Goswami |
| CAD | Caitanya Avatari Prabhu JPS |
| CCCD | Caitanya Candra Caran Prabhu JPS |
| CMKS | Candra Mukha Swami HDG |
| CMS | Candramauli Swami |
| CD | Caru Prabhu |
| DS | Dayavan Swami RSD |
| DG | Danavir Goswami |
| DAS | Devamrta Swami |
| DDS | Dhanurdhara Swami |
| DVS | Dhanvantari Swami |
| DDG | Dhirasanta Das Goswami |
| DKD | Drutakarma Prabhu |
| GS | Ganapati Swami |
| GRPS | Gauranga Prem Swami JPS |
| GDS | Giridhari Swami |
| GKG | Gopal Krishna Goswami |
| GSD | Gopaswami Prabhu |
| GGS | Gour Govinda Swami |
| GPS | Guru Prasad Swami |
| HDS | Haladhara Swami GGS |
| HPS | Hanumatpresaka Swami |
| HVD | Harivilas Prabhu |
| HDG | Hridayananda Dasa Goswami |
| HKS | Harikesa Swami |
| IDS | Indradyumna Swami |
| IS | Isvara Swami |
| JDG | Jagadish das |
| JG | Janananda dasa Goswami |
| JAS | Jayadvaita Swami |
| JPS | Jayapataka Swami |
| JND | Jivananda Prabhu |
| KKS | Kadamba Kanana Swami |
| KKD | Kalakantha Prabhu |
| KCS | Kavicandra Swami |
| KBDG | Kesava Bharati dasa Goswami |
| KRD | Kratu Prabhu |
| KMD | Kripamoya Prabhu |
| KDS | Krsna Das Swami |
| KRKS | Krishna Kshetra Swami |
| LOK | Lokanath Swami |
| MGD | Madan Gopal Prabhu SDG |
| MM | Madana-mohana Prabhu MG |
| MSD | Madhusevita Prabhu |
| MDS | Mahadyuti Swami |
| MMD | Mahaman Prabhu |
| MPS | Mahaprabhu Swami SRS |
| MD | Mahatma Prabhu |
| MVS | Mahavishnu Swami |
| MBD | Mani Bandha Prabhu NRS |
| MND | Manonatha Prabhu |
| MAD | Matsya Avatara Prabhu |
| MDD | Medhavi Prabhu |
| MG | Mukunda Goswami |
| NDD | Narayani Devi Dasi |
| NYS | Navayogendra Swami |
| NRS | Niranjana Swami |
| PD | Paramananda Dasa Adhikari |
| PPD | Patita Pavana Prabhu IDS |
| PGS | Param Gati Swami |
| PSDG | Partha Sarathi Dasa Goswami |
| PSS | Prabodhananda Saraswati Swami GKG |
| PAS | Prahladananda Swami |
| PDA | Prithu Dasa Adhikari |
| PVS | Prabhavisnu Swami |
| PCD | Purnacandra Prabhu |
| PTS | Purusatraya Swami (Brazil) |
| RGS | Radha Govinda Swami |
| RGD | Radha Govinda Prabhu SRS |
| RKD | Radha Krishna Prabhu TKG |
| RCD | Radhacaran Prabhu TKG |
| RMGS | Rama Govinda Swami KDS |
| RNS | Radhanatha Swami |
| RVSD | Ravindra Svarupa Prabhu |
| RRD | Revati Raman Prabhu JPS |
| RSD | Rohini Suta Prabhu |
| RPS | Romapada Swami |
| RTS | Rtadhvaja Swami |
| SNS | Sacinandana Swami (Germany) |
| SRD | Samik Rsi Prabhu |
| SDA | Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| SDG | Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami |
| SDD | Satyadeva Prabhu |
| SMD | Sikhi Mahiti Prabhu |
| SRS | Sivarama Swami |
| SKS | Smita Krsna Swami (Sweden) |
| SOS | Somaka Swami |
| SDHS | Sridhar Swami |
| SVD | Srivas Prabhu BTS |
| SSM | Subhag Swami |
| SS | Suhotra Swami |
| SDS | Sukadeva Swami RNS |
| SND | Sundarananda Prabhu GGS |
| TKG | Tamal Krishna Goswami |
| TVS | Trivikrama Swami |
| UPD | Umapati Prabhu GKG |
| VSD | Vaisesika Prabhu |
| VS | Varsana Swami |
| VSD | Vasu Srestha Prabhu JPS |
| VD | Vatsala Prabhu |
| VVPS | Vedavyasapriya Swami |
| VMS | Vipramukhya Swami |
| VBD | Virabahu Prabhu |
| YNS | Yadunandana Swami SDG |
| YDG | Yamunacarya Das Goswami HDG |
| One more acronym which is sometimes used: | |
| SPY | Srila Prabhupada's Youth |