A list of some commonly used guru initials:
| ACBSP | A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada |
| BBGS | Bhakti Bhrnga Govinda Swami |
| BBS | Bhakti Bhusana Swami |
| BCAIS | Bhakti Caitanya Swami |
| BCS | Bhakti Caru Swami |
| BGNS | Bhakti Gauraya Narayana Swami |
| BJD | Bhurijana Prabhu |
| BKG | Bir Krsna Goswami |
| BRS | Bhakti Raghava Swami |
| BSDS | Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Swami |
| BTS | Bhakti Tirtha Swami |
| BVMS | Bhakti Vaidurya Madhava Swami |
| BVPS | Bhaktividya Purna Swami |
| BVKS | Bhakti Vikasa Swami |
| BVS | Bhaktivaibhava Swami |
| CMS | Candramauli Swami |
| DAS | Devamrta Swami |
| DG | Danavir Goswami |
| DDS | Dhanurdhara Swami |
| GGS | Gour Govinda Swami |
| GKG | Gopal Krishna Goswami |
| GRS | Giriraja Swami |
| GS | Ganapati Swami |
| HDG | Hridayananda Dasa Goswami |
| HKS | Harikesa Swami |
| IDS | Indradyumna Swami |
| IS | Isvara Swami |
| JAS | Jayadvaita Swami |
| JDG | Jagadish das |
| JPS | Jayapataka Swami |
| KCS | Kavicandra Swami |
| KDS | Krsna Das Swami |
| KKS | Kadamba Kanana Swami |
| KRKS | Krishna Kshetra Swami |
| LOK | Lokanath Swami |
| MG | Mukunda Goswami |
| MSD | Madhusevita Prabhu |
| MVS | Mahavishnu Swami |
| NRS | Niranjana Swami |
| NYS | Navayogendra Swami |
| PCD | Purnacandra Prabhu |
| PD | Paramananda Dasa Adhikari |
| PAS | Prahladananda Swami |
| PDA | Prithu Dasa Adhikari |
| PGS | Param Gati Swami |
| PSDG | Partha Sarathi Dasa Goswami |
| PTS | Purusatraya Swami (Brazil) |
| PVS | Prabhavisnu Swami |
| RGS | Radha Govinda Swami |
| RNS | Radhanatha Swami |
| RPS | Romapada Swami |
| RSD | Rohini Suta Prabhu |
| RTS | Rtadhvaja Swami |
| RVSD | Ravindra Svarupa Prabhu |
| SDA | Sankarshan Das Adhikari |
| SDG | Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami |
| SDHS | Sridhar Swami |
| SKS | Smita Krsna Swami (Sweden) |
| SNS | Sacinandana Swami (Germany) |
| SOS | Somaka Swami |
| SRS | Sivarama Swami |
| SSM | Subhag Swami |
| SS | Suhotra Swami |
| TKG | Tamal Krishna Goswami |
| TVS | Trivikrama Swami |
| VS | Varsana Swami |
| VVPS | Vedavyasapriya Swami |
| VBD | Virabahu Prabhu |
| VMS | Vipramukhya Swami |
| One more acronym which is sometimes used: | |
| SPY | Srila Prabhupada's Youth |