Bhakti-caru: Are there any mūrti, having?
Prabhupāda: No. A sannyāsī is not required. Caitanya Mahāprabhu, when He was traveling, He was not carrying any Deity. Deity worship is specially recommended for the gṛhasthas. That is compulsory.
Ādi-keśava: In the temples we should always recommend the gṛhasthas to worship the Deity.
Prabhupāda: Hmm. Just like our Rādhā-Dāmodara temple, it was established . . . this temple was established by Jīva Gosvāmī. He was brahmacārī. So how these gosvāmīs, they are worshiping? He had no sons. It was . . . the temple was established by him, but the worship was transferred to the gṛhastha bhaktas. So they are doing by generation. All these Vṛndāvana temples—Govindajī temple, Rādhā-Ramaṇa temple, Rādhā-Dāmodara. Rādhā-Ramaṇa temple, he was also brahmacārī, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa. He did not marry. Jīva Gosvāmī was brahmacārī. Sanātana Gosvāmī and Rūpa Gosvāmī, they sannyāsīs. So how these gṛhasthas got this sevā? They were disciples, that's all, gṛhasthas. So gṛhastha disciples are meant for worshiping Deity. And others, they are meant for preaching. This is the primary principle. So if you are engaged in preaching . . . Deity worship, it must be done in scheduled time: this time, this time, this time. Then that is very difficult for you. Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not do that. He was traveling alone, preaching, preaching. So it will be great burden to carry Deity. But in preaching work, when you are many, you are carrying Deity in the bus. That is good; there are others, some nice engage . . . that is temple life. But personally if you carry some Deity, it will be troublesome. It will be hampering your preaching work.