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offer the Deity nice foodstuffs, and keep the temple very clean. Sri-man-
dira-marjanadau. Marjana means ‘‘cleansing.’’ Whether one dresses
Krsna 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 Krsna is absolute. Therefore, one should
engage in Krsna’s service in any way, and one’s life will be successful.
This is the Krsna consciousness movement.

By the grace of Kuntidevi we can understand that Krsna, Vasudeva, is
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The word vdsudeva also indicates
that the Lord is understood when one comes to the platform of pure
goodness, which is also called vasudeva, or visuddha-sattva. Sattvam vi-
Suddham vasudeva-sabditam (Bhdg. 4.3.23). To understand the Supreme
Lord, we must first come to the platform of sattva, goodness, but good-
ness here in the material world is sometimes contaminated by the lower
qualities ignorance and passion. By hearing about Krsna, however, one
comes to the platform of pure goodness. Srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah
punya-sravana-kirtanah. We should try to hear and chant about Krsna al-
ways, 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 bhagavata-
saptaha, an official reading of Srimad-Bhdgavatam for seven days. That is
another form of exploitation. In the Bhdgavatam it is said, nasta-prayesv
abhadresu nityam bhagavata-sevaya. The word nityam means ‘‘daily’’ or
‘twenty-four hours a day.’’ One should always read Srimad-Bhagavatam
and carry out the order of one’s spiritual master. The word bhdagavata
may refer either to the spiritual master or to the book Srimad-
Bhagavatam. So one should always serve the person bhdgavata or the
book Bhagavata. Bhagavaty uttama-sloke bhaktir bhavati naisthiki. Then
one will be fixed immovably (naisthiki) in devotional service to the
Supreme Personality of Godhead.

In this way, one should realize the benefits of the Krsna consciousness
movement by the prescribed spiritual process and try to distribute these
benefits to other people. To awaken the dormant Krsna consciousness of
others is the greatest welfare activity in the world. We can actually see
that devotees who were not Krsna conscious four or five years ago have
been awakened and are now Krsna conscious. Similarly, others can be
awakened also. There is no difficulty. The process is the same.

By following in the footsteps of devotees like Kunti, we shall be able to
understand Krsna’s identity. For example, we may ask a person’s iden-
tity by asking, ‘“‘What is your father’s name?” So Srimad-Bhdgavatam
