Hare Krishna.Krishna is all powerful and he can incarnate himself as so many forms.But it is not possible for a iving being. So how will I understand that the deities of Acharya and probhupada's are perfect? Krishna can receive our services by his deity form but how they can accept by theirs deity form? Hare Krishna.
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Not only Deities of Acharaya and Prabhupada, but the deities of present temples where they are installed at a proper "prana pratisha" procedures are always perfect. They do accept your services through their deities form. It is the matter of your perfect senses need to realize it. Unless your senses are cleansed from material contaminations, you can not feel the reciprocation of deities in exchange of your loving services. For example, there was a devotee named Mukunda who had a son whose name was Raghunandan. This Raghunandan was very simple boy of five to six years old. When he asked the Lord to eat the prasadam with a great simplicity,their home deity ate it. He told this fact to his father. However,his father didn't believe it. He thought the boy is eating himself behind the curtain while offering to the Lord.
So, Mukunda tried to watch secretly next time when his son offered to the Lord. This time the Lord said," your father is watching,so I can't eat it." This was the reciprocation in between the Lord and Raghunandan.
Again, when the Lord Caitanya visited the deity of Jagannath at Puri,He got fainted by seeing the Lord. But when a non devotee see same deity, he may feel it is made of wood. So, it is how you perceive the deity.is a matter of fact.
In Brahma Samhita,it is mentioned:
Santha sadaiba hrudeyesy belokayanti....."
The saintly person (devotee) allways behold the Lord in their heart.
Also, in Nectar of Devotion, it is mentioned:
"Atha sri Krishna namadi na bhavet ....." By the blunt senses, you can't perceive the Lord as He is ! So, you must clean your material senses through the process of Bhakti -- chanting mahamantra, hearing Srimad Bhagavatam and reading Srilla Prabhuada books everyday--without fail.
Then you can feel yourself about the reciprocation of the transcendental love with the deity.
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Not only Deities of Acharaya and Prabhupada, but the deities of present temples where they are installed at a proper "prana pratisha" procedures are always perfect. They do accept your services through their deities form. It is the matter of your perfect senses need to realize it. Unless your senses are cleansed from material contaminations, you can not feel the reciprocation of deities in exchange of your loving services. For example, there was a devotee named Mukunda who had a son whose name was Raghunandan. This Raghunandan was very simple boy of five to six years old. When he asked the Lord to eat the prasadam with a great simplicity,their home deity ate it. He told this fact to his father. However,his father didn't believe it. He thought the boy is eating himself behind the curtain while offering to the Lord.
So, Mukunda tried to watch secretly next time when his son offered to the Lord. This time the Lord said," your father is watching,so I can't eat it." This was the reciprocation in between the Lord and Raghunandan.
Again, when the Lord Caitanya visited the deity of Jagannath at Puri,He got fainted by seeing the Lord. But when a non devotee see same deity, he may feel it is made of wood. So, it is how you perceive the deity.is a matter of fact.
In Brahma Samhita,it is mentioned:
Santha sadaiba hrudeyesy belokayanti....."
The saintly person (devotee) allways behold the Lord in their heart.
Also, in Nectar of Devotion, it is mentioned:
"Atha sri Krishna namadi na bhavet ....." By the blunt senses, you can't perceive the Lord as He is ! So, you must clean your material senses through the process of Bhakti -- chanting mahamantra, hearing Srimad Bhagavatam and reading Srilla Prabhuada books everyday--without fail.
Then you can feel yourself about the reciprocation of the transcendental love with the deity.
Thank you,
Hare Krishna!