 His legend lives on through recordings of his celebrated singing of the Hare Krishna mantra and through his unmatched success as a preacher in the early days of the movement.Vishnujana Swami was born as Mark Stephen Datillo on June 2, 1948, in San Jose, California to parents Maureen (nee' Desmet) (1924-2017) and Joseph D'Attilo (1923-2006).At the age of seventeen, he moved to San Francisco along with his girlfriend, whom he then married.