Honoring Prasadam

When in a mood of devotion we eat the remnants of foods that have been offered to Lord Sri Krishna this is known as honoring prasadam. Such eating is a wonderful way that everyone can connect with Krishna and revive their original divine consciousness of pure love of God. It is described by Lord Sri Krishna in Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 9, Text 26 as follows:

patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ
yo me bhaktyā prayacchati
tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam
aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ

"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it."

Let everyone all over the world now take advantage of the special mercy of Krishna prasadam. The whole world will become happy..

Sankarshan Das Explains Prasadam's Glories to Guests (New Vrindavan 1973)

Sankarshan Das Explains Prasadam's Glories to Guests (New Vrindavan 1973)

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Question: Taking Prasadam?

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Vrajendra Nandana Sacisuta Das

Answer: How to Honor Prasadam

From: Sri Vrindavan Dhama

My Dear Vrajendra Nandan Sacisuta,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Accept prasadam, the vegetarian foodstuffs offered to Lord Sri Krishna, as the special blessings of Krishna upon us. Krishna appears in the form of prasadam to deliver us from this material existence. Therefore we say to honor prasadam inside of just eating it. Here is the prasadam prayer which teaches us how to honor prasadam in the proper mood:

śarīra avidyā jāla, jaḍendriya tāhe kāla,
jīve phele viṣaya-sāgare
tā'ra madhye jihvā ati, lobhamāyā sudurmati,
tā'ke jetā kaṭhina saṁsāre
kṛṣṇa baḍa dayāmaya, karibāre jihvā jaya,
sva-prasāda-anna dila bhāi
sei annāmṛta khāo, rādhā-kṛṣṇa-guṇa gāo,
preme ḍāka caitanya-nitāi

"O Lord! This material body is a lump of ignorance, and the senses are a network of paths leading to death. Somehow or other we have fallen into the ocean of material sense enjoyment, and of all the senses the tongue is the most voracious and uncontrollable. It is very difficult to conquer the tongue in this world, but You, dear Kṛṣṇa, are very kind to us. You have sent this nice prasāda to help us conquer the tongue; therefore let us take this prasāda to our full satisfaction and glorify Your Lordships Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa and in love call for the help of Lord Caitanya and Prabhu Nityānanda."

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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