Several sastric citations purport that worshiping Krsna’s representative is ‘better’ than worshiping Krsna directly. There are many such quotes, and this one was taken from Srila Prabhupada’s Srimad Bhagavatam: “The Lord says, ‘Worshiping My devotees is better than worshiping Me directly.’ ” (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.19.21, written in the purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 10.5.15-26).