Stop deity worship and take care of childern

Arundhati Dasi: When my son, Aniruddha, was one-and-a-half or two years old, we lived in Coconut Grove, Florida, and I started doing full-time Deity service while some other devotees took care of Aniruddha. I thought, "Here's my chance to do a really important service."  

In a letter, I mentioned my service to Srila Prabhupada. Prabhupada wrote back, "Taking care of the children is just as important as doing Deity worship. One service is not more important than another. These children aren't ordinary children. They are Vaikunta children. They have been sent by Krishna Himself." He told me to stop doing Deity worship and to take care of Aniruddha.