If you lead kirtan like that, the whole world will follow.
Dhristadyumna das : There was some controversy at the time about the Radha-Damodar Party, and that culminated in Tamal Krishna Maharaja accepting an assignment to China. He had asked that I accompany him, and Prabhupada had approved. So then that next morning for the sannyasa initiation there was Guru Puja, and I got to lead it. I was playing mridanga and I was jumping up and down and leading everyone around in circumambulation parikrama of the temple, and Prabhupada would stop and play the bell every time he got by the Deities. So then later on that morning Tamal said, "I want to go up and talk to Prabhupada about China." So we went up and we went through his room to the back. He was sitting on the mat, Hari Sauri was massaging him with oil, and Prabhupada looked up and Tamal said, "Srila Prabhupada?" And Srila Prabhupada looked past him at me and said, "If you lead kirtan like that, the whole world will follow."
Reference: Following Srila Prabhupada-A Chronological Series by Dhrishtadyumna Swami
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