Text 24] Prahlāda, the Saintly Son of Hiranyakaśipu
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positively assured. Deity worship means following the rules and regulations precisely. That will keep one steady in devotional service. Generally householders have children, and then the wives of the householders should be engaged in caring for the children, just as women acting as teachers care for the children in a nursery school.
Gṛhastha  devotees must adopt the  arcana-vidhi , or Deity worship according to the suitable arrangements and directions given by the spiritual master. Regarding those unable to take to the Deity worship in the temple, there is the following statement in the  Agni Purāṇa . Any householder devotee circumstantially unable to worship the Deity must at least see the Deity worship, and in this way he may achieve success also. The special purpose of Deity worship is to keep oneself always pure and clean.  Gṛhastha  devotees should be actual examples of cleanliness.
Deity worship should be continued along with hearing and chanting. Therefore every  mantra  is preceded by the word  namaḥ . In all the  mantras  there are specific potencies, of which the  gṛhastha  devotees must take advantage. There are many  mantras  preceded by the word  namaḥ , but if one chants the holy name of the Lord, he receives the result of chanting  namaḥ  many times. By chanting the holy name of the Lord, one can reach the platform of love of Godhead. One might ask, then what is the necessity of being initiated? The answer is that even though the chanting of the holy name is sufficient to enable one to progress in spiritual life to the standard of love of Godhead, one is nonetheless susceptible to contamination because of possessing a material body. Consequently, special stress is given to the  arcana-vidhi . One should therefore regularly take advantage of both the  bhāgavata  process and  pāñcarātrikī  process.
Deity worship has two divisions, namely pure and mixed with fruitive activities. For one who is steady, Deity worship is compulsory. Observing the various types of festivals, such as  Śrī Janmāṣṭamī ,  Rāma-navamī  and  Nṛsimha-caturdaśī , is also included in the process of Deity worship. In other words, it is compulsory for householder devotees to observe these festivals.
Now let us discuss the offenses in Deity worship. The following are offenses: (a) to enter the temple with shoes or being carried on a palanquin, (b) not to observe the prescribed festivals, (c) to avoid offering obeisances in front of the Deity, (d) to offer prayers in an unclean state,