Krishna Prasadam, the Miracle Food

From Srila Prabhupada we have learned about the wonderful glories of Krishna prasadam. A Krishna conscious person, who eats only food offered with love and devotion to Krishna, counteracts all the reactions of his past sinful activities, which are impediments to his progress on the path of self-realization. On the other hand, one who does not do so continues to increase the volume of his karmic reactions, and thus prepares his next body to resemble hogs and dogs, to suffer the resultant reactions of his sins. The material world is full of all sorts of contamination, but one who is immunized by accepting prasadam of the Lord (foods offered to Lord Sri Krishna with love and devotion) is saved from the attack, whereas one who does not do so becomes subjected to contamination.

Srila Prabhupada Honors Krishna Prasadam


Srila Prabhupada Honors Krishna Prasadam

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Why Do I Enjoy Nice Foodstuffs?

Please accept my humble obeisances
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

Even though I am not this body, I enjoy when my body eat nice foodstuffs. Why is this? Please kindly help me clarify this doubt.

Your servant,

Indriyesa Das

Answer: Real and Illusory Pleasure

Even though one is not his body because he considers his body to be his self, he experiences an illusory sense of satisfaction when his tongue tastes palatable dishes. This enjoyment is fleeting and temporary. It does not satisfy the self.

However, when a devotee tastes prasadam, palatable dishes that have been offered to Lord Sri Krishna with love and devotion, he is experiencing something quite different. The pleasure of the tongue is also there, but his experience goes much deeper than that because by taking prasadam the devotee is giving pleasure to the Lord Sri Krishna, the source of all existence. When you give pleasure to Krishna, because He is the root of all existence, you are giving benefit to all living beings everywhere. Therefore there is nothing more genuinely satisfying for the actual self and all living beings throughout all of existence than honoring Krishna prasadam in a sweet mood of loving devotion.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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