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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 8]
The method of worship—chanting the  mantra  and preparing the forms of the Lord—is not stereotyped, nor is it exactly the same everywhere. It is specifically mentioned in this verse that one should take consideration of the time, place and available conveniences. Our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is going on throughout the entire world, and we also install Deities in different centers. Sometimes our Indian friends, puffed up with concocted notions, criticize, “This has not been done. That has not been done.” But they forget this instruction of Nārada Muni to one of the greatest Vaiṣṇavas, Dhruva Mahārāja. One has to consider the particular time, country and conveniences. What is convenient in India may not be convenient in the Western countries. Those who are not actually in the line of  ācāryas , or who personally have no knowledge how to act in the role of  ācārya , unnecessarily criticize the activities of the ISKCON movement in countries outside of India. The fact is that such critics cannot do anything personally to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If someone does go and preach, taking all risks and allowing all considerations for time and place, it might be that there are changes in the manner of worship, but that is not at all faulty according to  śāstra . Śrīman Vīrarāghavācārya, an  ācārya  in the disciplic succession of the Rāmānuja Sampradāya, has remarked in his commentary that  caṇḍālas , or conditioned souls who are born in lower than  śūdra  families, can also be initiated according to circumstances. The formalities may be slightly changed here and there to make them Vaiṣṇavas.
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu recommends that His name should be heard in every nook and corner of the world. How is this possible unless one preaches everywhere? The cult of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is  Bhāgavata-dharma , and He especially recommends  Kṛṣṇa-kathā , or the cult of  Bhagavad-gītā  and  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . He recommends that every Indian, considering this task as  paropakāra , or welfare activity, take the Lord’s message to other residents of the world. “Other residents of the world” does not refer only to those who are exactly like the Indian  brāhmaṇas  or  kṣatriyas , or like the caste  brāhmaṇas , who claim to be  brāhmaṇas  because they were born in the families of  brāhmaṇas . The principle that only Indians and Hindus should be brought into the Vaiṣṇava cult is a mistaken idea. There should be propaganda to bring everyone to the Vaiṣṇava cult. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is meant for this purpose. There is no bar to propagating the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement even among people who are born in  caṇḍāla ,  mleccha  or  yavana  families. Even in India, this point has been enunciated by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī in his book  Hari-bhakti-vilāsa , which is  smṛti