The Founder-Ācārya's Authoritative Words

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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Literary Legacy Lecture

Important Masterworks: Caitanya-śikṣāmṛta and Jaiva Dharma

Exact Words of Śrīla Prabhupāda
“And he has left behind him many books: Caitanya-śikṣāmṛta, Jaiva Dharma.”
Historical Context: Also from the same address: “These are very important books.” Spoken on the Appearance Day of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in London, September 3, 1971.
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Appearance Day Lecture, London, September 3, 1971 — London, United Kingdom (September 3, 1971)
Literary Legacy Purport

Scholarly Authority of the Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya Commentary

Exact Words of Śrīla Prabhupāda
“Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya, has presented the horoscope of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as follows:”
Historical Context: From Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 13.89, Purport, illustrating how Śrīla Prabhupāda directly drew upon Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura's scholarly Bengali commentary, the Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya.
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 13.89, Purport