# Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura > [!summary] > *Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura (1838-1914) was the pioneer of the modern Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava renaissance. Despite working as a government magistrate, he wrote over 100 books, composed devotional songs, and rediscovered Lord Caitanya's birthplace in Māyāpur. He predicted that the holy name would spread to every town and village, a prophecy fulfilled through his disciplic descendants. He is the father of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura.* ## Pioneer of the Modern Movement ![[sb/5/1/17#purport]] ![[cc/adi/10/160#purport]] ## Exemplary Householder Devotee ![[cc/madhya/7/69#purport]] ![[sb/4/22/42#purport]] ## His Devotional Songs ![[cc/adi/1/46#purport]] ![[sb/8/5/25#purport]] ## Prophecy of Worldwide Preaching ![[cc/adi/10/122#purport]] ![[sb/9/21/18#purport]] ## Discovering Māyāpur ![[cc/antya/11/101#purport]] ![[sb/2/3/15#purport]] ## Teaching on Surrender ![[sb/8/20/11#purport]] ![[sb/4/28/31#purport]] ## Related Articles - [[wiki/articles/bhaktisiddhanta-sarasvati|Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura]] — His son and successor - [[wiki/articles/the-disciplic-succession|The disciplic succession]] — Paramparā - [[wiki/articles/householder-life-in-krsna-consciousness|Householder life]] — His example - [[wiki/articles/the-great-acaryas|The great ācāryas]] — The sampradāya tradition ## From the Index - [[index/entries/bhaktivinoda-thakura|Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura]] — Complete references - [[index/entries/disciplic-succession|Disciplic Succession]] — The paramparā - [[index/entries/mayapur|Māyāpur]] — Which he discovered