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So Krsna worship is so easy, universal. Other worshiping method you have to collect so many things, then you can worship. Or you must have temple, you must have church, you must have worshiping place. But Krsna is everywhere. And you can collect this patram puspam phalam anywhere. You can worship Krsna anywhere, but you have to learn how to worship. What is that learning? Bhaktya, that is the method. Therefore Krsna says patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati. This patram puspam is not important thing. The important thing is bhakti, devotion. That is wanted. Without bhakti, if you offer Krsna very big plate, Krsna is not hungry to take your food. He'll not accept it. He'll not accept anything if you do not offer with your love, bhaktya, love and serving spirit: "My dear Krsna, You are so opulent. I have nothing to offer You because You have got everything. But I have tried to collect thee things to my best power, so I am offering You. Kindly take it." This is mantra. This is mantra. Don't require much mantra. That meekness, that humbleness, "Krsna, I am most insignificant. I have nothing to give You, neither You are very much hungry or You... You have got many, many..." Laksmi-sahasra-sata-sambhrama-sevyamanam [Bs. 5.29]. Krsna is served by the goddess of fortune, not one, many millions. Here we are praying to goddess of fortune, "My dear goddess of fortune, kindly give me little fortune. I am very poor." That is our position. We are praying. But Krsna's position is that laksmi-sahasra-sata-sambhrama-sevyamanam [Bs. 5.29]. The goddess of fortune is praying Krsna. Just like the gopis, they are all goddess of fortune. "Krsna, kindly take little service..." This is the position.

By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada