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Šrū Caitanva=caritāmrta
[[Madhva-lijā] Ch 24
Vṛndāvana, Dvārakā and Mathurā;  kṛṣṇa-mūrti-daraśana —visiting the Deity in the temple.
TRANSLATION
“The characteristics of the Deities should be discussed as well as the characteristics of the śālagrāma-śilā. One should also discuss visiting the Deities in the temple and touring holy places like Vṛndāvana, Mathurā and Dvārakā.
TEXT 3366
নামযহিমা, নামাপরাখ দূরে বর্জন । বৈষ্ণবলক্ষণ, সেবাপরাখ-খণ্ডন ॥ ৩৩৬ ॥
nāma-mahimā, nāmāparādha dūre varjana vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa, sevāparādha-khaṇḍana
SYNONYMS
nāma-mahimā —the glories of the holy name;  nāma-aparādha —offenses in chanting the holy name;  dūre varjana —giving up very carefully;  vaiṣṇava-lak-ṣaṇa —the symptoms of a Vaiṣṇava;  sevā-aparādha-khaṇḍana —rejecting offenses in worshiping the Deity.
TRANSLATION
“You should glorify the holy name and carefully give up offenses when chanting the holy name. One should know the symptoms of a Vaiṣṇava. One must give up or nullify all kinds of sevā-aparādha, offenses in Deity worship.
PURPORT
The devotee should always be very careful not to commit the ten offenses when chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra . If a devotee very strictly follows the methods of Deity worship, he will naturally and quickly become a pure Vaiṣṇava. A pure Vaiṣṇava has unflinching faith in the Lord, and he does not deviate at all. He is always engaged in perfect Deity worship.
One should also notice the specific offenses against Deity worship. These are mentioned in the  Skanda Purāṇa  ( Avantī-khaṇḍa ), spoken by Vyāsadeva himself. One should liquidate all kinds of offenses.
The  śālagrāma-śilā  should be worshiped with  tulasī  where a sufficient quantity of  tulasī  leaves are available. Worship of  śālagrāma-śilā  should be introduced in all ISKCON temples.  Śālagrāma-śilā  is the form of the Lord's mercy. To worship the Deity with the sixty-four items mentioned may be a difficult job, but the Lord has