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Offering Puja to Lord Krishna is a very good devotional practice for pleasing the Lord and advancing spiritually, it helps to establish a personal relationship with the Divine, attaining universal knowledge and positive energy, controlling and disciplining the mind, our To show love for God and to awaken love for God.

Lord Krishna is a universal deity and paripurna avatar (full and complete incarnation of God). In the Hindu religion, he is considered the avatar of Lord Mahavishnu (the preserver of the universe and protector of the dharma). It is mainly practiced in the ancient Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga and Jnana Yoga systems, devotional religions, Hindu Sampradayas, in several Vedic and Tantric traditions like Sri Vidya and also in related religions like Jainism, Buddhism, New Age and worshiped by new religious movements.

Food offered to Lord Krishna on Janmashtami

India

oi Mousumi Dash

New Delhi, August 24: Lord Krishna’s devotees believe that preparing and offering food to the Lord shows their love, devotion and gratitude to Him. Lord Krishna does not have to eat, of course, but He accepts the love with which they offer food to Him.

Special rules are followed in the preparation of the prasad or food for the Lord. Whenever possible, fresh and natural ingredients are used for cooking. Only vegetarian food is offered to the god, food must be satvic ie no packaged food and no meat, fish, eggs, onions, garlic, beets, eggplant.

Cleanliness is important to Krishna when cooking. Devotees wash their hands before starting to cook for Krishna. And they don’t taste the food while it is cooking, since the food is for Krishna’s pleasure, so no one tastes it before it is offered to the Lord.

A special menu is maintained on Janmashtami which includes favorite traditional foods of Lord Krishna. This menu includes.

1. Malpua: It is a pancake served as a dessert. Another popular Janmashtami dish in the eastern part of India is made by mixing flour, water, milk and sugar along with cardamom. It is fried in oil and then dipped in sugar syrup before being offered to Lord Krishna.

2. Kheer: Kheer Made with milk, dried fruit, rice, sabudana or makhana, this delicious festive desert dish has a rich flavor of cardamom and saffron. This sweet dish is considered filling and smacking and is offered to Lord Krishna as part of “Chaapan Bhog” at the midnight celebration of Janmashtami.

3. Taler Bora (sweet palm fritters): Nanda Utsav is labeled Taler Bora (sugar palm fritters) in Bengal because this is the season for the Asian palm fruit or tal to ripen. Its golden flesh is scooped out, mashed with palm candies and grated coconut and fried.

4. Maakhan Mishri: Considered to be Lord Krishna’s favorite, it is made from fresh homemade butter mixed with rock candy or sugar and offered to the deity.

5. Panchamrit: It is used to bathe Lord Krishna at midnight, the preparation is made from fresh milk, curd, ghee, honey, sugar, tulsi leaves and butter. After rituals, it is distributed among devotees.

Grandeur at its best: ISKCON Mayapur celebrating Sri Krishna Janmashtami

6. Shrikhand: It is a delicious soufflé made of whipped curd and powdered sugar that is enjoyed during Janmashtami.

7. Panjiri: It is considered the most important Prasad of this festival. This healthy offering of coriander seed powder, powdered sugar, desi ghee, cashews, almonds, pistachios, mishri and raisins is believed to be good for the gut and is popular in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and the Punjab region of the country.

“If I am offered a leaf, flower, fruit or water with devotion, I will accept it.” (Bhagavad Gita 9.26)

Everything in this material world belongs to one of the three “natures”, Satva (goodness), Rajas (passion) or Tamas (ignorance). In order to cultivate our spiritual life, we should only consume these foods in the manner of good. It is not only bhakti yoga that teaches this, but other types of yoga as well, as many yoga books and websites show.

Avoid:

1: These are in the mode of ignorance as the Vedas teach us. Anything to do with killing, cruelty and exploitation will only serve to foster this state of mind in us and further obscure our radiant true inner self (the “jiva” or soul). We will suffer in accordance with the amount of suffering we inflict on other beings – this is the law of karma. We are currently in the age of Kali Yuga, in which suffering, violence, strife and hypocrisy reign supreme: we need an antidote to it, not to perpetuate it. God is above the three modes that govern the material world (kindness, passion and ignorance): He is only pure love.2: These may occasionally be taken as medicines (although certain toxic and therapeutic compounds are present), but not eaten as a matter of course or sacrificed to Krishna. They are in the modes of passion and ignorance, and therefore produce in us a restless, impulsive, violent, overly passionate, and sense-gratifying nature that is not conducive to the cultivation of a peaceful mind and a progressive spiritual life, as they distract from bhakti (our Love and our devotion to God).3: “Mushrooms from the dark forest,” says the Vedic scripture Srimad Bhagavatama) should not be eaten. Because of their natural growth, on decaying matter and in dark places, they are not considered good, it did not die but was rejuvenated. But then a Brahmin’s wife, who was pregnant and had a craving for meat, took a piece of meat from the cow before the mantras said they would bring it back to life. When the mantras were said, the piece of meat came back to life, so the woman threw it away. It landed in the sea, and where flesh, bones, and blood fell on its way, carrots, onions, garlic, and red lentils grew. One of the leading living exponents of bhakti yoga, Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja, confirms the accuracy of this statement by saying that these foods should definitely not be eaten. However, he doesn’t mention seaweed directly in this particular conversation. There’s an argument that carrots back then weren’t the same plant we call carrots today (they were black or purple, and orange carrots only appeared in the Renaissance), and one that says it’s just the dark red Indian Carrots that are forbidden. Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja (“Prabhupada”), revered founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, allowed his disciples to eat carrots, but said that since Krishna consciousness is relatively new in the West and it is very plentiful, this is permission Rules give bhakti yoga. All I can say is do your best, depending on the time, place and circumstances you find yourself in. I don’t include any of these forbidden foods in my recipes here, but please note that I’m not perfect and I make mistakes from time to time… but please try this yoga diet; You will feel a difference in your consciousness. For more details see: www.purebhakti.com (Discourses section) and www.salagram.net

Parijata-Lord Vishnu

It is believed that this tree came out during the ‘Manthan’ and Lord Vishnu took it to heaven because it was beautiful and its fragrance spread the fragrance everywhere. It is therefore considered to be his favorite flower.

Mealtime prayers

Bless us, O Lord

bless us oh lord

and these your gifts

which we will soon receive

from your gift

through Christ our Lord.

May all be fed

May all be fed.

May all be healed.

may all be loved.

-John Robbin

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An invocation

Loving God, bless all who have gathered here today

when we come together in friendship and fellowship.

Thank you for blessing our individual

and collective God-given gifts.

Put in our hearts the desire to make a difference

to our families, to our community, to our country,

and to the many cultures and peoples of the world.

Give us balance in times of distraction and uncertainty.

Help us to work resolutely towards our goals

and always with a lot of humor.

Thank you for food in a world where many only know hunger;

For our belief in a world where many know fear;

For friends in a world where many only know loneliness.

Please bless this meal we will share, those who prepared it, those who serve it,

and those who have worked to make today the special occasion it is.

We say thank you for all of this.

-Izola White

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say thank you

For food in a world where many are starving;

For faith in a world where many live in fear;

For friends in a world where many travel alone;

We thank you, O Lord.

– Unknown author

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meal prayer

Our dear Heavenly Father,

we thank you for this food.

Feed our souls with the bread of life

and help us to do our part with kind words and loving deeds.

We ask in the name of Jesus.

– Unknown author

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humble hearts

In a world where so many are starving

May we eat this food with a humble heart;

In a world where so many are lonely

May we share this friendship with joyful hearts.

– Unknown author

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Bless our food

Bless us, O God. Bless our food and our drink.

Since you redeemed us so dearly and freed us from evil,

just as you have given us a share in this food, so you give us a share in eternal life.

– Unknown author

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Restore us

May this food restore our strength, give new energy to tired limbs and new thoughts to tired minds. May this drink renew our souls, give new vision to dry spirits and new warmth to cold hearts.

And once refreshed, may we give new joy to you who give us all.

– Unknown author

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Bless this meal

Blessed are you, Lord our God,

Creator of heaven and earth

and father of all your people:

we give you glory for your goodness

and for your loving care for us.

Bless this food [this bread]

and grant it to all who eat it

can be physically strong

and grow in your love.

Blessed are you, Lord our God,

forever and ever.

– Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, A Book of Blessings, 156.

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May we eat well?

Blessed are You, Lord God, King of the Universe:

You raised your beloved son from the dead,

and made him lord of all.

We turn to you in prayer

and ask you to bless us

and you gave us this food.

Help us to be generous to others,

and to work with them so that they eat well too.

Loving father,

may we all celebrate together

around your table in heaven.

We praise you and give you honor

through Christ our Lord.

– Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, A Book of Blessings, 178.

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praise you

Loving father,

Thank you for bringing us together for this meal:

May we continue to live in your friendship

and in harmony with each other.

bless this food

a sign of your loving care for us,

and bless us in our daily lives.

Bless your church throughout the world,

and all who want to do your will today.

father of mercy,

all praise be to you

through Jesus Christ our Savior,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God forever and ever.

– Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, A Book of Blessings, 181.

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We’re thankful

Lord God and giver of all good gifts,

We are grateful if we pause before this meal,

for all the blessings of life you give us.

Daily we are fed with good things,

Nurtured by friendship and caring,

celebrated with forgiveness and understanding.

And so, mindful of your constant care,

We pause to be thankful

for the blessings of this table. may your presence

Be the added flavor of this meal

that we eat in the name of your son Jesus.

-Edward Hays

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food as a symbol

creator of the earth and lord of all creation,

We are aware that this meal is ahead of us

has already been blessed by sun, earth and rain.

We pause to be thankful

for the hidden gifts of life in this food.

Bless our eyes and our taste

so that we can eat this food

in a sacred and mindful way.

We lift up this bread;

may it be nourishment and symbol

for all of us who will eat it.

-Edward Hays

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Picnic or BBQ

Lord Jesus, our brother,

be with us today.

Bless our joyful assembly,

and bless this meal we share.

protect us all

and help us to grow in your love.

lord jesus,

We praise your holy name forever.

– Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, A Book of Blessings, 179.

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banquet prayer

lord jesus,

We are your brothers and sisters

and we gather here in your name.

in your love give us your blessings,

and bless this food for us.

help us to grow in your love,

and work with you to build up the kingdom of God.

– Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, A Book of Blessings, 182.

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For the good of all

May we be strong in virtue

firmly in time of need,

and always willing to help others in need.

May we be blessed by God

how we share this food

and how we work and live together

for the good of all.

– Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, A Book of Blessings, 183.

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For wonderful gifts

father of mercy,

We praise you and give you honor

for the wonderful gifts you gave us:

for life and health, for faith and love,

and for this meal we shared together.

Father,

We thank you through Christ our Lord.

– Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, A Book of Blessings, 186.

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grace after the meal

Father, for our meal

we thank you and for our joys:

help us to love you more.

– Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, A Book of Blessings, 186.

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Thanks for family and friends

Blessed are you, loving father,

for all your gifts to us.

Blessed are you for giving us family and friends

be with us in joy and sorrow,

to help us in times of need,

and rejoice with us in moments of celebration.

Father,

We praise you for your son Jesus,

who knew the happiness of family and friends,

and in the love of your Holy Spirit.

Blessed are you forever and ever.

– Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, A Book of Blessings, 271.

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dinner

We’ve come to the last meal of the day

to our dinner.

Let us remember, like our Lord,

At such a meal

washed his friends’ feet

in an act of sacred service.

Since this food will serve us as food,

may we also serve one another.

May the seal of God’s love rest upon this food

and on this day that is now ending.

Like us and our food offerings

be under the tabernacle of God’s peace.

-Edward Hays

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blessing of God

The day draws to a close

and like the disciples on the way to Emmaus,

We take a break to break bread together.

May our eyes be opened

and in this act of sharing together

May we see the risen Lord in each other.

May we see the Lord of life in our food,

our conversation and life together.

May the blessings of God

his peace and his love,

Rest on our table.

-Edward Hays

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god is great

God is great, God is good.

Let’s thank him for our meal.

By his hands we are nourished.

Let us thank him for our bread.

– Unknown author

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Beloved stranger

Dear and beloved stranger,

Please eat this meal with us

that we are all fed.

Please share this walk with us

that we all know the peace of nature.

Please rest in this warm house

that we get to know each other.

Please sleep under these soft blankets

that we all know safety.

Please pray this prayer

that all our names are from God

can lead us further.

– Christina Baldwin

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Make us worthy, Lord

Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellowmen

around the world who live and die in poverty and hunger.

Give them today through our hands their daily bread,

and bestow peace and joy through our understanding love.

– Mother Teresa

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Traditional blessing

For food that satisfies our hunger,

For calm that brings us lightness,

For homes where memories linger,

We thank you for that.

– Unknown author

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Sufi Meal Prayer

Oh you,

the preserver of

our bodies, hearts and souls,

Bless everyone

that we thankfully

receive.

– Inayat Kahn

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Easter prayer

creator god and lord of life,

You who call from the darkness of death

everyone who loves you

We look forward to this Easter Sunday

at the resurrection from the dead

our Lord Jesus Christ.

Visit our house and this table

with Your radiant blessings of peace and life.

We pause in the middle of this prayer

to commemorate all the holy dead of our family

who now live in you and who are waiting

the final and glorious resurrection of the dead.

Take a pause for quiet reflection to commemorate the departed.

May they and we

because of our faith in you, our God,

Taste in the victory of life over death.

May the risen Christ, our Lord and Saviour,

be our guest as we celebrate his resurrection

with this Easter Sunday dinner.

Bless those whose work prepares this meal

was really a work of prayer,

and bless us all who will share it

with Easter love and joy.

may you bless this table and this meal

and each of us

in Your holy name.

Amen.

– Edward Hays, “Prayers for the House Church: A Handbook for Worship at Home”

Devout bhakti yogis of the Hare Krishna tradition choose a vegetarian diet, which also includes avoiding onions and garlic. While many Krishna devotees know the basic reasons for this, we often struggle to explain this to friends, family, or even people who are new to Krishna consciousness.

We were recently sent a link from the Kurma das website. Kurma das is a senior disciple of Srila Prabhupada who is known for his amazing culinary talents. The author of many Krishna cookbooks calls Australia home and is known for his incredibly tempting dishes!

Here’s his answer to why we don’t eat onions and garlic. He not only touches on the bhakti perspective behind these items, but also on the Taoist, scientific and Reiki understanding! Enjoy!

Realize the importance of offering food to God

Published on August 20, 2019

In the Hindu religion, food is offered to God during rituals or pujas at home or in the temple. Eating prasad after offering it to God is seen as a sacred and divine gift from the gods, seen as a blessing and something not to be refused.

What is Prasad?

Prasad is an offering to a Hindu deity, usually edible food, which is then distributed to the devotees as a blessing from the deity. Basically, it is related to an individual’s spiritual beliefs. When we offer food to God in the form of prasad, it is blessed by divine grace.

What should you consider when preparing prasad?

We must follow some important guidelines while preparing food for God as mentioned below:

• Only satvik food is offered to God. God only accepts purely vegetarian offerings. It means that the offerings are far from pain and cruelty.

• The food should be prepared in a clean place with clean ingredients and a stable mind, because its combination increases satva guna in the food. So one should be in a calm, peaceful and contemplative state of mind while preparing food for God, while doing for God’s satisfaction.

• Onions, garlic, mushrooms and vegetables are forbidden in the offer. It is explained in the Vedic scriptures that these foods stimulate the more passionate elements of the human psychophysical constitution. It can vary from religion to religion.

• Prasad should be offered in the clean and unused utensil. The place should be cleaned first before offering. A curtain is put up during the performance of prasad.

• We must not taste the food before it is offered to God. The preparation of prasada is done as active devotional meditation. So the goal is to prepare delicious food, not with thought for our satisfaction, but only for God’s satisfaction. Therefore, He should be the first to “taste” the fruits of our labor.

But opinion still differs and varies from person to person. In Ramayan, Shabri offered the tasted berries to Lord Ram. She is associated with serving the best and sweetest berries to her deity. So your intention counts too.

How to offer Prasad to God?

When the food is ready, take a sample of each preparation, along with a glass or cup of water, and place it in a special plate used only for offering food to God. This plate should never be used for any purpose other than offering food as prasad. Place the plate of food in front of the holy image, image, or idol of God.

Then remain silent for 5-10 minutes and say the prayer of blessing over food and ask the Lord to accept your offering. After you have offered the food in this way, the food you have cooked is now sanctified and considered prasad, food converted into the grace of God.

The food on the plate should be merged back into the food in the pots. After thanking the Lord for accepting your offering, the prasad is ready to be eaten. The distribution of prasad should be done with clean hands.

How to take Prasad

Always take the prasad with your right hand. Never use your left hand. Either hand can be used, but place your right palm over your left palm, tilt your head, and then take it. Don’t throw anything on the floor even if you don’t want to.

List of Unique Hindu Prasads:

• Panchamitra: It is a combination of five ingredients milk, ghee, honey, cottage cheese, sugar/jaggery. This is one of the nine basic types of naivedyam offered to God.

• In the south, the gods are served with Sakkara Pongal, meaning sweet rice, Pulihora, meaning tamarind rice, Pongal, meaning rice mixed with moong daal and spiked with pepper powder, and the most famous tahir sadam, the curd circle. And in great temples like Tirupathi, the Lord is sacrificed with laddu and wada.

• Modak or Laddus is served to Lord Ganesha.

• Kheer – A concoction of milk, rice and sugar is offered to the goddess Lakshmi.

• Dairy products, butter Shrikhand, are offered to Lord Krishna. Tulsi is a must for offering Naivaidhyam to Lord Krishna.

• Also, any fruit, dried fruit or sweets can be offered to God.

The importance of offering food to God is imbued with divine consciousness and spiritual enlightenment. As you eat the prasad, always be aware and aware that you are partaking of the special grace of God. So eat it with reverence.

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Members of the Krishna consciousness movement observe a vegetarian diet. Devotees believe that Krishna appears to them in their food, among other things. Devotees prepare, serve and eat food in a manner that honors Krishna. Devotees prepare food, offer it to Krishna, and eat after blessing the food with devout devotion. Krishna Consciousness members eat vegetarian meals containing fresh and natural vegetables, fruits, grains and dairy products. They eat no fish, eggs or meat.

1 Krishna Consciousness Diet

The sacred text Bhagavad Gita defines food as sattvic, meaning healthy and nutritious. Adherents view food as spiritually and physically empowering. Hare Krishnas prepare fresh, natural food with clean hands. Because they offer it to Krishna before eating, devotees never taste food while it is being prepared. Before eating, they serve food to Krishna on plates that are not used by anyone else, recite prayers, and leave food in front of Krishna’s image for a few minutes. Hare Krishnas believe that Krishna rejects all food except vegetables, grains, fruits, milk and water. After devotees place the food on a plate used to serve guests, the food becomes prasadam, or a gift from God that purifies. Vegetarian meals can include soup, salad, pasta, and rice, and use ingredients like lentils, eggplant, potatoes, and cauliflower.

What is prasadam?

Offering food before we eat – prasadam

Prasadam literally means “mercy” and ISKCON devotees use this term to describe purely vegetarian food offered to Lord Krishna. Food offered to the deities in the temple is known as Maha-Prasadam.

Most food contains karma that binds us to the cycle of birth and death, because although it is vegetarian, it can still harm other living beings in the process of obtaining it: the farmer can accidentally kill insects while growing crops or the plants feel themselves of some pain when uprooted. However, when the food is prepared for Krishna’s pleasure, He accepts the love and devotion present in the offering and removes all sins from it. The karma present in the food is thus converted into spiritual energy. Honoring (eating) this sacred prasadam is the basis of bhakti yoga and helps one to make tangible spiritual progress. Sharing and distributing prasadam is also very important!

What can we offer Krishna?

Krishna states in the Bhagavad-gita, “If I am offered a leaf, flower, fruit or water with love and devotion, I will accept it.” Krishna does not accept meat, fish or eggs. Onions, garlic and caffeine are also not offered as they disturb the mind and are therefore not conducive to meditation and spiritual life. You should use fresh, natural ingredients whenever possible. Special attention should also be paid to all labels of items bought in the supermarket: most cheeses contain non-vegetarian rennet, some yoghurts contain gelatine and many non-vegetarian products hide behind E-numbers, preservatives, flavorings and colorings.

How to prepare a sacrifice

Cleanliness is next to piety, so one should keep the kitchen very clean. Since the food is to be offered to Krishna, the Supreme Enjoyer, one should not taste anything until the offering is made. The most important ingredients are love and devotion, so when cooking, one should remember that one is cooking for Krishna’s pleasure. Listening to a devotional CD helps create a nice meditative mood in the kitchen.

Make an offer

Part of each preparation is served in Krishna’s personal plates and bowls. Fresh water is offered in His cup. A Tulasi leaf is placed on each preparation.

Beginners can chant the maha mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Hare Hare three times.

For a more elaborate offering, the following prayers are each chanted three times while a bell is rung. Although the sacrifice is being made to Krishna, it is through the spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, so let’s begin with prayers at His lotus feet:

1. Prayer to Srila Prabhupada:

nama om visnu-padaya krishna-presthaya bhutale srimate bhaktivedanta-swamin iti namine

namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracharine nirvishesha sunyavadi paschyatya desha tarine

“I offer my respectful obeisances to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, as he has taken refuge at His lotus feet. Our respectful obeisances to you, O spiritual master, servant of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami. Kindly preach to you the message of Lord Chaitanya Deva and liberate the Western countries filled with impersonality and emptiness.”

2. Prayer to Lord Chaitanya:

namo maha-vadanyaya krishna-prema-pradaya te krishnaya krishna-chaitanya-namne gaura-twishe namah

“O most bountiful incarnation! You are Krishna Himself appearing as Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of Srimati Radharani and You are spreading pure love for Krishna widely. We offer you our respectful obeisances.”

3. Prayer to Lord Krishna:

namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca jagad-dhitaya krishnaya govindaya namo namah

“I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Krishna, who is the worshipable deity for all Brahmins, the benefactor of the cows and the Brahmins, and the benefactor of the whole world. I offer my repeated obeisances to the Personality of Godhead known as Krishna and Govinda.”

After offering the food to the Lord, we wait a few minutes for Him to taste the preparations. Then the foods are transferred from Krishna’s plate back into their respective recipients. Krishna’s dishes must be washed before the prasadam is served.

A special prayer is recited by devotees before honoring the prasadam to give thanks to the Lord for His mercy.

Prasada sevaya

from Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Gitavali

1) bhai-re!sharira avidya-jal, jodendriya tahe kal,

jive phele vishaya-sagore

ta’ra madhye jihva ati, lobhamoy sudurmati

take jeta kathina samsare

2) Krishna Baro Doyamoy, Koribare Jihva Jay,

swa-prasad-anna dilo bhai

sei annamrta pao, radha-krishna-guna gao,

preme dako chaitanya nitai

“O brothers! This material body is a place of ignorance, and the senses are a web of paths to death. The senses throw the soul into this ocean of material sensual pleasures, and of all the senses the tongue is the most voracious and uncontrollable; it is very difficult to conquer the tongue in this world. O brothers! Lord Krishna is very kind to us and gave us such beautiful prasadam just to control the tongue. Now let us take this Prasadam to our full satisfaction and glorify Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha and Krishna and lovingly ask for the help of Lord Chaitanya and Prabhu Nityananda.”

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For other uses, see Pancha Tattva

Pancha Tattva (Devanagari: पञ्चतत्त्व; IAST: pañca-tattva, from Sanskrit pañca meaning “five” and tattva meaning “truth” or “reality”) in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism refers specifically to the five aspects of God or the absolute truth .

background [edit]

In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, these five attributes of God (Krishna) are believed to have incarnated on earth as five people in the late 15th century, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda, Advaita Acharya, Gadadhara Pandit and Srivasa Thakur. They are known to have spread the Krishna mantra and the practice of devotion (bhakti) to Krishna throughout India.

The five characteristics[edit]

“I offer my obeisances to the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, who does not disregard His characteristics as a devotee (bhakta-rūpa; Śrī Caitanya), devotional incarnation (svarūpakam; Śrī Nityānānda), devotional manifestation (bhaktāvatāraṁ; Śrī devotee), pure Advaita distinguishes (bhaktākhyaṁ; Śrī Śrīvāsa) and devotional energy (bhakta-śaktikam; Śrī Gadadhāra).” Chaitanya Charitamrita Adi 1.147.6

Pancha Tattva Mantra[edit]

Within the Gaudiya tradition, a mantra formed from the names of the five members of the Pancha Tattva is often said or chanted as a means of devotional worship or japa. Often this mantra is chanted or chanted before the Krishna mantra. Devotees believe it to be the most merciful mantra available in this age of Kali.

An alternative version contains another name for Chaitanya, “Gauranga”:[2]

śrī-gaurāṅga nityānānda, śrī-advaita-candra, gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda

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