Purpose of Srila Prabhupada's Temple Murtis (SP Quotes)

Why did Srila Prabhupada have his murtis placed on all vyasasans in every Iskcon temple?

The vyāsāsana is the seat of Vyāsadeva and can only be occupied by one who factually represents Srila Vyāsadeva. Srila Prabhupada had his murtis placed on all vyāsāsanas in every Iskcon temple because none of his disciples were fit to occupy the seat of Vyāsadeva. If they were fit to be seated on the vyāsāsana Srila Prabhupada would not have ordered his murti to be seated on every vyāsāsana. There would have been no need for this.

If he were planning on his disciples taking his post, becoming the next acaryas upon his physical departure, he would have left these vyāsāsanas empty, being confident that his disciples were competent to occupy the seat of Vyāsadeva upon his physical disappearance. 

Because they were not fit to occupy this post, Srila Prabhupada had life size murtis of his Divine Grace made and placed on every single vyasasana throughout all of iskcon. This was Srila Prabhupada's way of making sure no rascal would attempt to artificially seat themselves on the vyasasana.

Srila Prabhupada knows past present and future. He knew he had some envious overly ambitious disciples who were eager to artificially take his seat as soon as they had the opportunity to do so. Srila Prabhupada outwitted them, of course. No fool can place himself higher than Srila Prabhupada, however much they my artificially attempt to do so. It is artificial, and will not stand. Srila Prabhupada's murtis however, will be seated for all eternity on the seat of Vyāsadeva, and worshiped as good as Lord Krishna Himself. These pretenders will not last, they will/are dying off. They will be forgotten. 

However, Srila Prabhupada as the proper bonafide acarya and representative of Srila Vyāsadeva and Lord Sri Krishna will remain seated on the vyāsāsana of every Iskcon temple throughout the whole world and will be worshiped by all present and future generations to come. Such is the mercy of His Divine Grace.
Jagat Guru Srila Prabhupada KI JAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ys JR Devi Dasi
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"No one should be allowed to sit on the vyāsāsana who is not spotless in character"
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"So one who is representative of Vyāsadeva, he can sit on this throne."
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"So anyone who represents the great ācārya, Vyāsadeva, he is allowed to sit on the vyāsāsana."
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"..the Ācārya is the living representative of Vyāsadeva"
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"A representative is one who can exactly present the viewpoint of Śrī Vyāsadeva."
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Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: So these mūrtis can be placed on the vyāsāsana.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
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"The photos of my murti are very nice. The murti of the Spiritual Master should be treated as good as the Deity."
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"A gosvāmī, or the bona fide representative of Śrī Vyāsadeva, must be free from all kinds of vices. The four major vices of Kali-yuga are (1) illicit connection with women, (2) animal slaughter, (3) intoxication, (4) speculative gambling of all sorts. A gosvāmī must be free from all these vices before he can dare sit on the vyāsāsana. No one should be allowed to sit on the vyāsāsana who is not spotless in character and who is not freed from the above-mentioned vices."
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"This throne is called vyāsāsana, sitting place of Vyāsadeva. So one who is representative of Vyāsadeva, he can sit on this throne. So guru, by paramparā system, guru is seated on the vyāsāsana because he is the representative. Just like in the high-court, the bench, it is called bench. Actually, the bench is to be used by the head of the executive power, the king or the president. But the high-court judge is the representative of the head executive; therefore, he sits on that bench."

Bhagavad-gītā 2.16
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London, August 22, 1973

"This āsana where they have seated me, it is called vyāsāsana. The guru is the representative of Vyāsadeva. Everyone of you have heard the name of Vyāsadeva, Veda Vyāsa. So anyone who represents the great ācārya, Vyāsadeva, he is allowed to sit on the vyāsāsana. "

Śrī Vyāsa-pūjā Lecture
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Hyderabad, August 19, 1976

"Śrī Vyāsadeva is the original spiritual preceptor for all men. And all other preceptors are considered to be his representatives. A representative is one who can exactly present the viewpoint of Śrī Vyāsadeva. Śrī Vyāsadeva impregnated the message of Bhāgavatam unto Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī, and Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī heard it from him (Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī). All bona fide representatives of Śrī Vyāsadeva in the chain of disciplic succession are to be understood to be gosvāmīs. "

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"...the Ācārya is the living representative of Vyāsadeva, the divine compiler of the Vedas, the Purāṇas, the Bhagavad-gītā, the Mahābhārata, and the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam."

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Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: "One point," he says... "One point I would like to clear up in connection with our distribution of mūrtis. I have had many requests and inquiries about placing the form of Your Divine Grace on the vyāsāsana along with or instead of on the altar for worship. Is this permissible? In some temples the altar is too small and will not accommodate the present size of the..."
Prabhupāda: No. Vyāsāsana is good.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: So either one is all right.
Prabhupāda: No. If there is picture in the middle and vyāsāsana.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: So these mūrtis can be placed on the vyāsāsana.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Room Conversation-Recent Mail
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July 14, 1977, Vṛndāvana

"The photos of my murti are very nice. The murti of the Spiritual Master should be treated as good as the Deity."

Letter to: Karandhara
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Mayapur
29 January, 1976