Lord Siva

Ms.Nixon: One of the most difficult aspects of Krishna consciousness for an outsider to accept is the Deity in the temple -- how it represents Krishna.

Could you talk a little bit about that?

Srila Prabhupada: Yes.

At the present moment, because you have not been trained to see Krishna, He kindly appears before you so you can see Him.

You can see wood and stone, but you cannot see what is spiritual.

Suppose your father is in the hospital, and he dies.

Godess Parvati said to Lord Shiva "My dear husband, You know all the transcendental truths, and by your mercy I have heard the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna. Oh Lord, now I long to hear from You the glories of the Srimad Bhagavad-gita, which was spoken by Lord Krishna, and by hearing which, one’s devotion to Lord Krishna increases"

Paramānanda Purī had stayed at Ṛṣabha Hill during the four months of the rainy season, and when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard this, He immediately went to see him.