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Śrīla Prabhupāda on Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda repeatedly referenced Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his purports, lectures, letters, and morning walk conversations, presenting him as the paramount example of a spiritually perfected householder and the pioneer of the worldwide saṅkīrtana movement.

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The Example of a Perfect Householder Paramahaṁsa

Exact Words of Śrīla Prabhupāda
“In our disciplic line we have the example of a perfect householder paramahaṁsa — Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura.”
Historical Context: In this purport, Śrīla Prabhupāda cites Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura's song from Śaraṇāgati: “ye-dina gṛhe, bhajana dekhi’, gṛhete goloka bhāya” (“A household life in which devotional service to the Lord is executed is as good as the spiritual world, Goloka Vṛndāvana”).
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya 7.69, Purport