Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Dear Friends After completion of my daily Puja, I offered Prasadam to my most beloved God Sri Jagannath Swamy. A Doubt sparkled in my mind - Why should we offer prasadam to God when everything is given by God? Thanking you, kalyan simha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Dear Kalyanasimha, I believe this is symbolic representation of giving back to the creator Lord Shiva. which represents giving back in gratitude. Unfortunately many people only follow the ritual but not practice in reality. In reality we have to give back in gratitude to our parents, gurus, and help other gods creation when required. Om namah shivaya, Divakar. --- kalyansimha <kalyansimha wrote: > Dear Friends > > After completion of my daily Puja, I offered > Prasadam to my > most beloved God Sri Jagannath Swamy. A Doubt > sparkled in my mind - > Why should we offer prasadam to God when everything > is given by God? > Thanking you, > kalyan simha > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Why do we offer prasadam to God ? Om svastyastu!!! From my experience prasadam CANNOT be offered to God. Only unoffered BOGH is permitted to be offered. After offering the bogh that becomes prasadam or "offered thing." So in essence God is offering the prasadam to us. In the ashram I lived in for 7 years in Vrindavan it was seva aparadha to offer prasadam (already offered items) back to God. If we touched prasadam our hand became "prasadi" (touched to prasad) and had to be washed off before we could touch any unoffered bogh. If any bogh was touched to prasadam or by a prasadi hand, then it could NOT be offered because it was "prasadi." This is pakka vidhi-marga also known as "vaishnavatva." It is a spiritual distinction. Richard Shaw-Brown, PG Designer & Gemologist http://www.richardshawbrown.com http://www.astralgemstonetalismans.com http://www.themisunderstood.com http://www.hrisikesh.com http://www.hrisikesh.net http://www.agt-gems.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Everything in this world belongs to him. We are offering things that was created by him and that belongs to him. In a way we are showing our thanks to him and we are taking things with his permission by showing him what we're taking was his and that we're not stealing. Prasadam means blessed food. We take the food he have given us, offer to him with love, He bless it and gives back to us. With this practise he's always trying to tell us that everything in this world belongs to him and we're just beggars here. Even our body don't belong to us. In some places holyash, water are also considered Prasad. So prasad not only means food, it can be in any form. Everything which we have are all his. Yours George Pillai Om namah shivaya kalyansimha <kalyansimha (AT) (DOT) co.in> wrote: Dear FriendsAfter completion of my daily Puja, I offered Prasadam to mymost beloved God Sri Jagannath Swamy. A Doubt sparkled in my mind -Why should we offer prasadam to God when everything is given by God?Thanking you,kalyan simha New and Improved Mail - 1GB free storage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Im my view, it does not matter if the food is touched on untouched. Looking at the story of kannappan, he offered meat to the lord who accpeted it because it was out of pure devotion and love. Therefore, depanding on circumstances of an individual and his current situaion and knowledge, as long as the offering is done with pure devotion and love and with no inteniton of the self, I am sure that God who created us as a mirrior relection of HIM will accept such a prasad be it touched or untouched. God is above all. Whatever that is brought close or accepted by the Lord beocmes pure again as we move closer to the Lord we too become pure within. Thanks. OmRichard Shaw Brown <rsbj66 > wrote: Why do we offer prasadam to God ?Om svastyastu!!! From my experience prasadam CANNOT be offered to God.Only unoffered BOGH is permitted to be offered. After offering the boghthat becomes prasadam or "offered thing." So in essence God is offeringthe prasadam to us.In the ashram I lived in for 7 years in Vrindavan it was seva aparadhato offer prasadam (already offered items) back to God. If we touchedprasadam our hand became "prasadi" (touched to prasad) and had to bewashed off before we could touch any unoffered bogh. If any bogh wastouched to prasadam or by a prasadi hand, then it could NOT be offeredbecause it was "prasadi." This is pakka vidhi-marga also known as"vaishnavatva."It is a spiritual distinction.Richard Shaw-Brown, PGDesigner & Gemologisthttp://www.richardshawbrown.comhttp://www.astralgemstonetalismans.comhttp://www.themisunderstood.comhttp://www.hrisikesh.comhttp://www.hrisikesh.nethttp://www.agt-gems.comSend instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Warmest Regards, O. Prakash Ram Om Namah Shivaya ------------------------- My : If you are into religion, pls feel free to visit and join this group. Sri_Paandi_Muneeswaran_Koottai/ New and Improved Mail - 1GB free storage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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