Madhudvisa is the emperor of kirtan.
Hari Sauri das: A memorable feature about Prabhupada's visit were the big kirtans that we had every night after Prabhupada's lecture. Prabhupada had praised Madhudvisa Swami, who was our GBC, for his ability to lead kirtans, his enthusiasm for kirtan. He had once told him, I think in India, that "Madhudvisa is the emperor of kirtan." Every day we would dance, we would sing, he had enlivened us all for several years.
And, of course, when Prabhupada came, he was especially enthusiastic. So he would lead the kirtans. When Prabhupada came, his secretary was Paramahamsa Swami. Paramahamsa, I remember, used to love playing the drum, really pounding away on it. And we would all let loose, we would dance up and down, we would let ourselves go. And seeing Srila Prabhupada sitting on the vyasasan with that characteristic movement of his head from side to side, he would slightly close his eyes, he would play his kartals and become fully absorbed in the kirtan. And when we saw Srila Prabhupada in that kind of concentration and meditation on the Holy Names and seeing him appreciate Madhudvisa leading such enthusiastic kirtans and seeing the devotees so enlivened by it, it was a fantastic reciprocation. All of the devotees just loved it. We would go wild.
Reference: Following Srila Prabhupada-A Chronological Series by Hari Sauri Dasa
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