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Offering food to Krishna
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Do's and Don'ts
• Krishna accepts only vegetarian food (no onion no garlic), and avoid ready to eat & store-bought food items
• Don’t taste the food while cooking
• Use a new set of plate, bowls & glass (Bhoga offering set) for offering bhoga to Krishna and make sure it is not used by anyone else.It should be used only for this purpose.
• Transfer the bhoga and water to the bhoga offering set.(Bhoga- the food that is to be offered to Krishna)
• Place tulasi leaves on each bhoga preparation and in the water.
• Place the offering in front of the deity
• Close the door/curtains of deity room/temple
• Chant the prayers
• Offer obeisance’s
Prayers for Offering Food/Bhoga
1. While ringing a bell, Chant the pranama prayers to Srila Prabhupada three times each:
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine
namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine
2. Chant the following prayer to Lord Caitanya three times:
namo maha-vadanyaya krishna-prema-pradaya te
krishnaya krishna-caitanya-namne gaura-tvishe namah
3. Chant the following prayer to Lord Krishna three times
namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca
jagad-dhitaya krishnaya govindaya namo namah
After Offering Food
• After 5-10 minutes make sound either by knocking on the door, clapping hands or ringing a bell
• Offer obeisance’s and open the door of deity room/temple
• Remove the plate, transfer the prasadam to the vessel in which rest of the preparations are there, and wash Krishna’s dinnerware.
After that relish the wonderful Prasadam
26 сен 2024
