Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Gurukṛpā brought his deities, little Gaura-Nitāi. He's wondering where will be a good place to keep them while he's here in Vṛndāvana.
Prabhupāda: The altar?
Gurukṛpā: No, that's not . . .
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: It's difficult. He says . . .
Gurukṛpā: I'd like to bring them in daily for you to have darśana since you cannot go to the Deity.
Prabhupāda: No, I go.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Prabhupāda goes every day. Difficult to put 'em in here?
Prabhupāda: But very carefully it should be done.
Gurukṛpā: Yes.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: His deities. You have a lot of jewels with you.
Gurukṛpā: I can't keep them on the altar.
Prabhupāda: If you like, you can keep in private room also.
Gurukṛpā: Yes, that is better.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: They've arranged a very big room for the men, the biggest room here, so it's practically like a temple room in itself. It's where the gurukula used to be.
Gurukṛpā: It is better. We cook separate for them.
Prabhupāda: Cook separate?
Gurukṛpā: Just for the deity.
Prabhupāda: That is not very good.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: It's not a big thing here to cook. Prabhupāda just closed four kitchens down.
Prabhupāda: Patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyam (BG 9.26). No cooking. Tulasī and jāla. You can offer little fruits, nuts, milk. No need of cooking. Take so much time. I want here no hired . . . but for the Deities and the devotees it is very . . . (indistinct) . . . the hired cook, they are most wretched people. Their association is bad. Make some arrangement so that you can avoid hired cook unless it is absolutely necessary.