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* '''The Vaiṣṇava Standard:''' True brāhmaṇas and pure devotees set the standard for human society by refusing to eat anything that has not been sanctified as the Lord's mercy. | * '''The Vaiṣṇava Standard:''' True brāhmaṇas and pure devotees set the standard for human society by refusing to eat anything that has not been sanctified as the Lord's mercy. | ||
* '''Distributing the Mercy:''' Offering the remnants of the Lord's food to others is an act of supreme compassion, awakening their dormant spiritual consciousness and granting them elevation. | * '''Distributing the Mercy:''' Offering the remnants of the Lord's food to others is an act of supreme compassion, awakening their dormant spiritual consciousness and granting them elevation. | ||
* Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:Honoring the Mercy of God's Remnants|Honoring the Mercy of God's Remnants.]] | * Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:Honoring the Mercy of God's Remnants|Honoring the Mercy of God's Remnants.]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:36, 31 May 2026
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains the immense purifying power of God's remnants, commonly known as prasādam (the Lord's mercy). Human beings are not meant to eat for personal sense gratification, which only generates sinful reactions. Instead, they must offer all food to the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, and partake exclusively of His remnants. Eating prasādam is not just a diet; it is a profound spiritual process that frees one from material contamination, cures the disease of atheism, and gradually elevates the eater to the highest platform of transcendental consciousness. By honoring God's remnants, a devotee perfectly controls the tongue and easily realizes the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Purifying Power: Partaking of food that has first been offered to the Supreme Lord acts as a powerful purifying agent, releasing the soul from all sinful reactions.
- The Spiritual Diet: Eating the Lord's remnants is the ultimate remedy for the material disease of atheism, transforming the simple act of eating into direct communion with God.
- Engaging the Senses: By strictly regulating the tongue to taste only the remnants of food offered to Kṛṣṇa, the devotee naturally controls all other senses and advances in bhakti-yoga.
- The Vaiṣṇava Standard: True brāhmaṇas and pure devotees set the standard for human society by refusing to eat anything that has not been sanctified as the Lord's mercy.
- Distributing the Mercy: Offering the remnants of the Lord's food to others is an act of supreme compassion, awakening their dormant spiritual consciousness and granting them elevation.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Honoring the Mercy of God's Remnants.
Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "God's Remnants"
The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
A
- A person, simply by offering regulative obeisances unto the Deity, simply by hearing the glories of the Lord, and simply by eating the remnants of foodstuffs offered to the Lord, realizes the Supreme Personality of Godhead very easily. BG 1972 purports
- After eating, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took rest for a while. Tapana Misra then gave Sanatana Gosvami the remnants of food left by Caitanya Mahaprabhu
- After the yajna was performed by Daksa, all the demigods expected prasada, the remnants of foodstuffs offered to Visnu. Lord Siva is one of the demigods, so naturally he also expected his share of the prasada from the yajna
- Although the remnants of food left by Jagannatha were brought into the Bhattacarya’s house, they were kept separate from the preparations he had made at his home
- Animal food is never recommended for human beings; instead, a human being is recommended to take prasada, remnants of food left by Krsna. Yajna-sistasinah santo mucyante sarva-kilbisaih (BG 3.13)
- As a matter of gratitude, they (human beings) should feel obliged to the Lord for their supply of foodstuff, and they must first offer Him food in sacrifice and then partake of the remnants
B
- Bhagavad-gita says that if you take the remnants of foodstuff after offering sacrifice, you become freed from all contamination. Otherwise, one who cooks to eat personally without offering to Krsna is simply eating sinful reactions. This is our position
- Bhagavan Acarya, instead of giving Him (Lord Caitanya) the remnants of Jagannatha’s food, prepared dinner at his home
- By doing everything for the satisfaction of Visnu and taking the remnants of the offerings made to Visnu, we can get rid of the vices and sinful reactions that accumulate in the course of our performing our prescribed duties
- By partaking of these things and eating the remnants of food You (Krsna) have left, we will be able to conquer the illusory energy
I
- If he takes prasadam not as ordinary prasadam, foodstuff, he believes that "This is remnants of foodstuffs given to God," if he understands this philosophy, then guaranteed - becoming a devotee
- If they are graciously offered the advantage of partaking of the remnants of foodstuffs offered to Visnu, gradually they will develop a transcendental sense of spirituality and rise to the same status as that of spiritually advanced personalities
- In this way Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu recited different verses from the sastra. The priest of Lord Nrsimhadeva then brought garlands and the remnants of the Lord's food and offered them to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
- It is our duty to accept the remnants of offerings made to Visnu, to escape the reactions of all sinful actions committed unconsciously and unavoidably
O
- One should take the remnants of the Lord’s food. (59) One should sit before the Lord and think that he is massaging the Lord’s legs. (60) One should decorate the Lord’s bed with flowers before the Lord takes His rest
- One who is directly engaged in all these devotional activities (chanting Hare Krsna and eating the remnants of foodstuff offered to the Deity) is to be understood as having studied all Vedic literature. He has come to the conclusion perfectly. BG 1972 p
T
- The bhakta, simply by engaging himself in the bhakti process, especially in chanting Hare Krsna, immediately develops control over the tongue by engaging it in chanting, and accepting the remnants of foodstuff offered to the Personality of Godhead
- The brahmanas and Vaisnavas know what to eat, and by their personal example they do not eat anything which is not offered first to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They eat only prasada, or remnants of the food offered to the Lord
- The function of the tongue is to taste and to vibrate. Therefore, by systematic regulation, the tongue should always be engaged in tasting the remnants of foodstuffs offered to Krsna and chanting Hare Krsna. BG 1972 purports
- The King said, "The son of Bhavananda Raya named Vaninatha, along with five or seven other men, went there to obtain the remnants of Lord Jagannatha's food"
- The real remedy for this disease (atheism) lies in partaking of the remnants of offerings made to Godhead; this is the ideal diet for the spiritual patient. And the medicines include hearing and chanting and remembering the glories of Godhead
- The remnants of food offered to the Lord at Balagandi then arrived in great quantity, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and all His devotees ate it
- The sixty-four regulative principles (of devotional service) are as follows: 40) To chant the Lord's name loudly in congregation. (41) To smell incense and flowers offered to the Deity. (42) To eat the remnants of food offered to the Deity
- They (Satyaraja Khan & Ramananda Vasu) would purchase prasadam from the market where the remnants of Lord Jagannatha's food was sold & then extend invitations to Caitanya, whereas Acaryaratna, Acaryanidhi & others who were brahmanas would cook at home
W
- When the rice thrown by Nityananda Prabhu touched His body, Advaita Acarya thought Himself purified by the touch of remnants thrown by Paramahamsa Nityananda. Therefore He began dancing
- With their earnings they (Vedic people) used to acquire eatables, and the eatables were cooked for the worship of Visnu. Then the meal offered to satisfy Visnu became prasadam - "the Lord's mercy", the remnants of His meal - and could be accepted by them