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apavitra—polluted; anna—food; eka—one; thālite—plate; bhariyā—filling; prabhu-āge—in front of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; nila—brought; mahā-prasāda baliyā—calling it mahā-prasāda.
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Having made their plot, the Buddhists brought a plate of untouchable food before Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and called it mahā-prasāda.
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The word apavitra anna refers to food that is unacceptable for a Vaiṣṇava. In other words, a Vaiṣṇava cannot accept any food offered by an avaiṣṇava in the name of mahā-prasāda. This should be a principle for all Vaiṣṇavas. When asked, "What is the behavior of a Vaiṣṇava?" Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, "A Vaiṣṇava must avoid the company of an avaiṣṇava [asat]." The word asat refers to an avaiṣṇava, that is, one who is not a Vaiṣṇava. Asat-saṅga-tyāga,-ei vaiṣṇava-ācāra (Cc. Madhya 22.87). A Vaiṣṇava must be very strict in this respect and should not at all cooperate with an avaiṣṇava. If an avaiṣṇava offers food in the name of mahā-prasāda, it should not be accepted. Such food cannot be prasāda because an avaiṣṇava cannot offer anything to the Lord. Sometimes preachers in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement have to accept food in a home where the householder is an avaiṣṇava; however, if this food is offered to the Deity, it can be taken. Ordinary food cooked by an avaiṣṇava should not be accepted by a Vaiṣṇava. Even if an avaiṣṇava cooks food without fault, he cannot offer it to Lord Viṣṇu, and it cannot be accepted as mahā-prasāda. According to Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā (9.26):
#dl##dd#patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ#/dd#
#dd#yo me bhaktyā prayacchati#/dd#
#dd#tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam#/dd#
#dd#aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ#/dd##/dl#
"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it."
#$p#Kṛṣṇa can accept anything offered by His devotee with devotion. An avaiṣṇava may be a vegetarian and a very clean cook, but because he cannot offer the food he cooks to Viṣṇu, it cannot be accepted as mahā-prasāda. It is better that a Vaiṣṇava abandon such food as untouchable.
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#dl##dd#apavitra anna eka thālite bhariyā#/dd#
#dd#prabhu-āge nila ‘mahā-prasāda’ baliyā#/dd##/dl#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=apavitra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#apavitra#/i# — polluted; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=anna&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#anna#/i# — food; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=eka&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#eka#/i# — one; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=thālite&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#thālite#/i# — plate; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhariyā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bhariyā#/i# — filling; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prabhu&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#prabhu-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āge&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#āge#/i# — in front of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nila&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#nila#/i# — brought; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mahā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#mahā-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prasāda&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#prasāda #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=baliyā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#baliyā#/i# — calling it #i#mahā-prasādam#/i#.
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Having made their plot, the Buddhists brought a plate of untouchable food before Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and called it mahā-prasādam.
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The word #i#apavitra anna#/i# refers to food that is unacceptable for a Vaiṣṇava. In other words, a Vaiṣṇava cannot accept any food offered by an #i#avaiṣṇava#/i# in the name of #i#mahā-prasādam#/i#. This should be a principle for all Vaiṣṇavas. When asked, “What is the behavior of a Vaiṣṇava?” Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “A Vaiṣṇava must avoid the company of an #i#avaiṣṇava#/i# [#i#asat#/i#].” The word #i#asat#/i# refers to an #i#avaiṣṇava#/i#, that is, one who is not a Vaiṣṇava. #i#Asat-saṅga-tyāga#/i#,—#i#ei vaiṣṇava-ācāra#/i# (CC #i#Madhya#/i# 22.87). A Vaiṣṇava must be very strict in this respect and should not at all cooperate with an #i#avaiṣṇava#/i#. If an #i#avaiṣṇava#/i# offers food in the name of #i#mahā-prasādam#/i#, it should not be accepted. Such food cannot be #i#prasādam#/i# because an #i#avaiṣṇava#/i# cannot offer anything to the Lord. Sometimes preachers in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement have to accept food in a home where the householder is an #i#avaiṣṇava#/i#; however, if this food is offered to the Deity, it can be taken. Ordinary food cooked by an #i#avaiṣṇava#/i# should not be accepted by a Vaiṣṇava. Even if an #i#avaiṣṇava#/i# cooks food without fault, he cannot offer it to Lord Viṣṇu, and it cannot be accepted as #i#mahā-prasādam#/i#. According to Lord Kṛṣṇa in the #i#Bhagavad-gītā#/i# (BG 9.26):
#dl##dd##i#patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ#/i##/dd##/dl#
“If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.”
#$p#Kṛṣṇa can accept anything offered by His devotee with devotion. An #i#avaiṣṇava#/i# may be a vegetarian and a very clean cook, but because he cannot offer Viṣṇu the food he cooks, it cannot be accepted as #i#mahā-prasādam#/i#. It is better that a Vaiṣṇava abandon such food as untouchable.
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