Hare Krishna, Srila Gurudeva.
As we know and as mentioned by Srila Prabhupada, Lord Shiva is considered as the greatest and foremost devotee of Lord Krishna. If that is the case, why there is no picture or murti of Lord Siva in ISKCON temples? With my limited knowledge about Krishna Consciousness, I have understood that we have to offer our utmost respect to the devotees of Lord Krishna, especially the great and advanced devotees, but hardly we can find the picture or murti (deity form) of Lord Shiva, Krishna's greatest devotee, in ISKCON temples. Why is that so?
Thank you, Srila Gurudeva.
Sivarooban
Answer by HG Sankarshan Das Adhikari
When we water the root of the tree all the leaves and branches are nourished. Similarly when we give our loving service to Lord Krishna, who is the root cause of existence, we automatically give our loving service to all of the great and advanced devotees. Thus there is no need to worship Lord Shiva separately. He is automatically loved, worshipped, and served simply by our giving our loving service to Krishna.
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