332 Srimad-Bhagavatam [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 Krsna 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 Narada Muni to one of the
greatest Vaisnavas, Dhruva Maharaja. 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 dcaryas, or who personally have no knowledge how to act in the
role of dcarya, 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 Krsna 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 sdstra. Sriman Viraraghavacarya,
an dcarya in the disciplic succession of the Ramanuja Sampradaya, has
remarked in his commentary that candalas, or conditioned:souls who are
born in lower than Sidra families, can also be initiated according to
circumstances. The formalities may be slightly changed here and there to
make them Vaisnavas.

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu 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 Mahaprabhu is
Bhagavata-dharma, and He especially recommends Krsna-katha, or the
cult of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. He recommends that every
Indian, considering this task as paropakdra, 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
brahmanas or ksatriyas, or like the caste brahmanas, who claim to be
brahmanas because they were born in the families of brahmanas. The
principle that only Indians and Hindus should be brought into the
Vaisnava cult is a mistaken idea. There should be propaganda to bring
everyone to the Vaisnava cult. The Krsna consciousness movement is
meant for this purpose. There is no bar to propagating the Krsna
consciousness movement even among people who are born in candala,
mleccha or yavana families. Even in India, this point has been enunciated
by Srila Sanatana Gosvami in his book Hari-bhakti-vilasa, which is smrti
