Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.14.17
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPlease Kṛṣṇa Through Chanting and Prasāda
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, is the enjoyer of sacrificial offerings. Yet although His Lordship eats the oblations offered in the fire, my dear King, He is still more satisfied when nice food made of grains and ghee is offered to Him through the mouths of qualified brāhmaṇas.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the enjoyer of all sacrifices. Activities should therefore be directed toward pleasing Him.
- Kṛṣṇa is more pleased when grains and ghee are prepared as prasāda and distributed than when they are offered into fire. Prasāda is first offered to the brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas, then to people in general.
- In this age, everyone should offer knowledge and riches to the saṅkīrtana movement. Chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and distributing prasāda are the most perfect and bona fide way of offering sacrifice.
Try this today
Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra today with the intention of pleasing Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How can sharing prasāda become an offering for Kṛṣṇa’s pleasure?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.