Don’t Worship Other Demigods and Goddesses

Jagadānanda Paṇdita explained that we have forgotten Kṛṣṇa since time immemorial. Therefore, chasing after us, Kṛṣṇa came as Caitanya Mahāprabhu to give what no other ācārya or incarnation gave before: unnatojjvala-rasa. By the mercy of the dhāma and Mahāprabhu, we can remember this and worship Gaurāṅga with niṣṭhā. We came here to Navadvīpa, from all parts of the world for this. We came for what Caitanya Mahāprabhu has come to give: unnatojjvala-rasa. So, begin from the beginning: ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-saṅgaḥ.

Don’t worship other demigods and goddesses. For the Westerners there is no question of this. But in India, even in Mahāprabhu’s dhāma and in Vṛndāvana, all smārta-brāhmaṇas worship Kali with 20 hands. They eat fish and onions and they don’t worship Mahāprabhu. In the West there is no need for devīs and devas. They have nothing to do with them. But here it is a very big problem. All demigods are servants of Gaurāṅga.

Srila Gurudeva – March 22, 2002 Navadvīpa

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