Crossing Beyond Illusion’s Currents 143

It is not that one should worship Krsna once a week or once a month.
Rather, one should worship Krsna twenty-four hours a day (nitya). The
Deity should have a new dress every day or twice or four times a day—as
many times as possible. This is called srngara. Krsna is the most opulent
enjoyer, and we should supply Him things by which He can enjoy. For in-
stance, if someone gives me new clothing, I say, ‘‘Oh, this new clothing
is very nice,’’ and this is my enjoyment. Similarly, we should try to
satisfy Krsna every day with gorgeous clothing. The dress for the Deity
should be first class, the food offered to Him must be first class, and the
place where He is situated in the temple must be first class or even more
than first class. Furthermore, the temple should always be as clean as
glass. Everyone remarks that the temples of the Krsna consciousness
movement are very clean, and they must be very clean. The more one
cleanses the temple, the more one’s heart becomes cleansed. This is the
process of devotional service. The more we dress Krsna, the more
satisfied we become. At the present moment we are accustomed to
seeing and appreciating our own clothing. I think, ‘‘What costly clothing
I have,”’ and in this way I become satisfied. But when we dress Krsna we
shall feel spiritual satisfaction.

yuktasya bhaktams ca niyunijato ’pi
vande guroh Sri-caranaravindam

It is the duty of the spiritual master to engage his disciples always in
worshiping the Deity in this way, and it is to such a guru, or spiritual
master, that we offer our obeisances.

By the word srnvanti Kuntidevi indicates that our first concern should
be to hear about Krsna. One must be eager to hear. Why do we pay a col-
lege fee and go to college? To hear. By sitting down and hearing from the
learned professor, we get knowledge. Therefore a devotee always
engages in hearing about Krsna. For those who are cultivating Krsna con-
sciousness, the first business is hearing.

And if one has actually heard about Krsna, one’s next engagement in
bhakti-yoga will be to chant (gdyanti). The preachers of the Krsna con-
sciousness movement go from town to town, village to village. Why?
What is their purpose? To preach, to chant, so that people may get the
opportunity to hear this philosophy and take it seriously (grnanti). The
word abhiksnasah indicates that these engagements should go on con-
tinuously, twenty-four hours a day without stopping. Caitanya Maha-
prabhu therefore recommends, kirtaniyah sada harih: one should engage
