How Do Devotees of KrisHna offer respect to sHiva? His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada It is said, vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ: Lord #Shiva is the best of all devotees. Therefore all devotees of Lord Krishna are also devotees of Lord #Siva. In Vrindavan there is Lord Shiva’s temple called Gopishwara. The gopīs used to worship not only Lord Shiva but Katyayani, Durga, as well, but their aim was to attain the favor of Lord Krishna. A devotee of Lord Krishna does not disrespect Lord Shiva, but worships Lord Shiva as the most exalted devotee of Lord Krishna. Consequently, whenever a devotee worships Lord Shiva he prays to Lord Shiva to achieve the favor of Krishna, and he does not request material profit. In Bhagavad-gītā (7.20) it is said that generally people worship demigods for some material profit — kāmais tais tair hṛta jñānāḥ. Driven by material lust, they worship demigods. But a devotee never does so, for he is never driven by material lust. That is the difference between a devotee’s respect for Lord Shiva and an asura’s respect for him. The asura worships Lord Shiva, takes some benediction from him, misuses the benediction, and ultimately is killed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who awards him liberation. — Purport to Bhāg. 4.24.30
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