Approaching Kṛṣṇa, the All-Pervading Truth
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offer the Deity nice foodstuffs, and keep the temple very clean.  Śrī-man-dira-mārjanādau. Mārjana  means “cleansing.” Whether one dresses Kṛṣṇa or cleanses the temple, the spiritual benefit one receives is the same. Don’t think, “I am only a cleanser, and he is a dresser.” No, the person who is dressing the Deity and the person who is cleansing the temple are the same because Kṛṣṇa is absolute. Therefore, one should engage in Kṛṣṇa’s service in any way, and one’s life will be successful. This is the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
By the grace of Kuntīdevī we can understand that Kṛṣṇa, Vāsudeva, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The word  vāsudeva  also indicates that the Lord is understood when one comes to the platform of pure goodness, which is also called  vasudeva , or  viśuddha-sattva .  Sattvam viśuddham vasudeva-śabditam  ( Bhāg.  4.3.23). To understand the Supreme Lord, we must first come to the platform of  sattva , goodness, but goodness here in the material world is sometimes contaminated by the lower qualities ignorance and passion. By hearing about Kṛṣṇa, however, one comes to the platform of pure goodness.  Śrṇvatām sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ . We should try to hear and chant about Kṛṣṇa always, twenty-four hours a day, and in this way the dirty things will be cleansed from our hearts. It is not that one should only attend a  bhāgavata-saptāha , an official reading of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  for seven days. That is another form of exploitation. In the  Bhāgavatam  it is said,  naṣṭa-prāyeṣv abhadreṣu nityam bhāgavata-sevayā . The word  nityam  means “daily” or “twenty-four hours a day.” One should always read  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  and carry out the order of one’s spiritual master. The word  bhāgavata  may refer either to the spiritual master or to the book  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . So one should always serve the person  bhāgavata  or the book  Bhāgavata .  Bhagavaty uttama-śloke bhaktir bhavati naiṣṭhikī . Then one will be fixed immovably ( naiṣṭhikī ) in devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
In this way, one should realize the benefits of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement by the prescribed spiritual process and try to distribute these benefits to other people. To awaken the dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness of others is the greatest welfare activity in the world. We can actually see that devotees who were not Kṛṣṇa conscious four or five years ago have been awakened and are now Kṛṣṇa conscious. Similarly, others can be awakened also. There is no difficulty. The process is the same.
By following in the footsteps of devotees like Kuntī, we shall be able to understand Kṛṣṇa’s identity. For example, we may ask a person’s identity by asking, “What is your father’s name?” So  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam