How to Discharge Devotional Service D0

he will immediately remember Krsna. Lord Caitanya said that a
Vaisnava is he whom, when seen, reminds one of Krsna. Therefore,
it is essential that a Vaisnava mark his body with tilaka to remind
others of Krsna.) 2) In marking such tilaka, sometimes one may
write Hare Krsna on the body. 3) One should accept flowers and
garlands that have been offered to the Deity and the spiritual master
and put them on his body. 4) One should learn to dance before the
Deity. 5) One should learn to bow down immediately upon seeing
the Deity or the spiritual master. 6) As soon as one visits a temple of
Lord Krsna, one must stand up. 7) When the Deity is being borne for
a stroll in the street, a devotee should immediately follow the
procession. (In this connection it may be noted that in India, espe-
cially in Visnu temples, the system is that apart from the big Deity
who is permanently situated in the main area of the temple, there
is another set of smaller Deities which are taken in procession in the
evening. In some temples it is the custom to hold a big procession
in the evening with a band playing and a nice big umbrella over the
Deities, who sit on decorated thrones on the cart or palanquin which
is carried by devotees. The Deities come out onto the street and
travel in the neighborhood while the people of the neighborhood
come out to offer prasadam. The residents of the neighborhood all
follow the procession so that it is a very nice scene. When the
Deity is coming out, the servitors in the temple put forward the
daily accounts before Them: so much was the collection, so much
was the expenditure. The whole idea is that the Deity is considered
to be the proprietor of the whole establishment, and all the priests
and other people taking care of the temple are considered to be the
servants of the Deity. This system is very, very old and is still
followed. So, therefore, it is mentioned here that when the Deity
is on stroll the people should follow behind.) 8) A devotee must
visit a Visnu temple at least once or twice every day, morning and
evening. (In Vrndavana this system is followed very strictly. All the
devotees in town go every morning and evening to visit different
temples. Therefore during these times there are considerable crowds
all over the city. There are about 5,000 temples in Vrndavana City.
Of course it is not possible to visit all the temples, but there are at
