B.G: 7.20 Healthy worship is out of love and not out of fear or unsanctified desires

B.G: 07.20

kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ
prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥ
taṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya
prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā

Translation: Those whose intelligence has been contaminated by impure desires take refuge of the demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures.

Story of Indra Moksha

Once Gopal saw there was a huge preparation going on in his home for some puja. He asked his father what is going on. His father replied that everyone is preparing for annual Indra puja. Gopal innocently asked why do you worship Indra dev with all this paraphernalia. His father replied that we are cowherd men and depend on rains for crops and Indra provides us rain and therefore as a matter of reciprocation we offer him this puja. Gopal said that this is the duty of Indra to provide you rain and this has been assigned to him by Supreme Lord. You need not give any payment to him by making the offerings to him. His father replied that if we will not do this then Indra will not supply rains to us. Gopal again said that Indra has to supply rain whether or not you make separate offering to him and this is his duty.  Rather than making offering to Indra we should make that same offering to Sri Govardhan who is providing fresh nourishing grass to our cows and giving them pleasure. Nanda Maharaja and other residents of Vrindavan , out of great affection for Gopal agreed to what he said. They made all the preparations to Sri Govardhan. There was a big festival at Govardhan and everyone was very happy making offerings to Sri Govardhan. Meanwhile, when Indra saw this, he become infuriated. He said that these villagers have become so proud to offend him by behaving in this way. Their pride have made them so foolish that they have agreed to a request of a small boy and changed their decision of making the same offerings to a petty hill. He felt that it is his duty now as an in charge of the universe towards the villagers to improve their attitude by giving them some punishments. He ordered samvartaka clouds which are called at the time of destruction to flood the village with their waters. Heavy rain started pouring over village. Everyone approached Gopal and requested him to save them. Gopal immediately went to Govardhan hill, offered his obeisances to the hill and then he lifted the hill with his hands and placed it on his little finger. Then he asked all villagers to come under the hill with all their paraphernalia.  In this way, Gopal and all residents of Vrindavan stayed under the Giriraj and enjoyed their ecstatic loving exchanges. Gopal employed his Sudarshan Chakra to move all over Govardhan to check that no drop of water even comes under the hill.  Meanwhile, when Indra saw this , he became more infuriated and he himself came on his elephant carrier Airavarta and started to hit the hill with his Vajra. But not even one leaf of the tree on the hill fell down. Indra felt utterly humiliated and his false pride was shattered completely. He then went to Surabhi cow to ask who is this boy and then mother Surabhi told him that how he has done a great offense against the supreme Lord and His family members. Indra was extremely repentant of his mistakes. Indra then approached for forgiveness from Gopal with the help of mother Surabhi who is so dear to Gopal. Gopal forgive Indra and blessed Indra with great benedictions and Indra returned back to his home and started performing his duties with humility and responsibility.