Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura had this vision that everyone in the world could align with Lord Caitanya. Mahāprabhu's mission.Prabhupāda writes, "If one takes Lord Chaitanya Mahāprabhu as the universal guru and Lord Jagannāth as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then one's path in life is complete."

So Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura saw this opportunity, and he also saw that people around the world, everywhere they're attracted to music and song. The most famous people and leaders of ideological movements in the world, even de facto, are musicians and poets. In the 1960s, it was Peter, Paul, and Mary, Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan, and others like that who would sing about their ideology. People would listen to the music, and even when they didn't intend to sing about something, people would say, "Oh, yeah, I know what that means," and they would become enlivened by it.

So the Vaiṣṇavas come to town singing a song that resonates with the desire for us to go back home, back to Godhead through their songs and lyrics, which are perfect because they're informed by Kṛṣṇa within the heart of the Vaiṣṇava, and the haunting tunes that they compose, they urge us to wake up, just like the song "Jīve Jāgo."

When we heard it the second time in that melancholy tune that Prabhupāda sings, it brings a sense of longing for a time when I can become free from the lower modes of nature and follow along with the Vaiṣṇavas, even if it says their dog, I'll just go with you guys.

(excerpt from the talk)

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