Bhakterete'stu Kṛṣṇāya nārpitam vāryapīkvat, nāpeyam naiva bhakṣyam ca patrakandaphalādyapi. Shikshapatri, Shikshapatri 60 bhakte re testu kṛuṣhṇāya narpatama vāryapekvata nāpeyama naiva bhakṣhyama cha patrakanda falādyapi These Atma Nivedies devotees shall not consume even leaves, nuts, fruits or water without offering the same to Shree Krishna. (60) And that Atmanivedi devotee should never drink water without offering it to Lord Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → The aforementioned Atmanivedi Vaishnavottam devotees should not even drink water without offering it to God. Here the word 'api' (even) is used. If even water cannot be drunk without offering it to God, then how can milk, etc., be drunk? Similarly, leaves, roots, tubers, fruits, seeds, etc., should also not be eaten without offering them to Lord Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → Here the word 'adi' (etc.) indicates that if leaves, fruits, etc., cannot be eaten without offering them to God, then how can grains be eaten? It should be understood by implication that new clothes and ornaments should also be used only after offering them to God. If any object is to be used for one's own body, then do so by offering it to God according to the proper rites. It is said in the Brahmanda Purana that leaves, flowers, fruits, water, food, or any drinkable item, etc., and even medicine, whatever is the basis of eating and drinking, should be consumed only after offering it to God. In the old days, medicines were such that they were all those herbs, right? These are not like capsules, so capsules cannot be offered to God. So even medicine, if we are taking it in the form of medicine, should be taken after offering it. How to do it with capsules and such? With tablets and capsules? Sprinkle some prasadi water on it. It is said in the Padma Purana, "O Ambarish! New clothes, fruits, food, juices, etc., whatever food items there are, Vaishnavas should use them only after offering them as naivedya to Lord Vishnu Vishnu The dev of sustenance. Part of the trimurti. He lives in Vaikunth with his wife Lakshmi. Tap to open in glossary → It is said in the Skanda Purana that sugarcane stalks, fruits, malpuas, pudlas, etc., various kinds of food items, fragrant substances, musk, camphor, oil, collyrium, gem-studded ornaments, clothes, and all kinds of vehicles, should be used only after making them God's prasad. If not made into prasad, it incurs a fault. It is also said in the Shri Bhagavatam, "Whatever object is highly liked by oneself and is extremely dear, all that should be offered to Me, and thereby it becomes infinitely multiplied. Honored by the flower garlands, fragrant substances, clothes, and ornaments used by You, and eating only Your prasad, we, Your servant-devotees, have conquered Your maya." Thus Uddhavji has said to Lord Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → So the point is that great devotees like Uddhavji observed Atmanivedi dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → If children bring new shoes or slippers or something like that, then to Maharaj... actual prasadi... Shoes cannot be offered to God. So how? Yes? Prasadi flower. If one places a prasadi flower or prasadi on the head, that is considered proper. But somehow finding a way, one should sustain one's body with the feeling that it is God's prasad. It is very difficult to maintain Atmanivedi status in this householder dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → In the commentary, it is said that when one is at home, everything can be done. But special emphasis should be laid on what to do when one goes as a guest? If we go as a guest to someone's place, they may be a devotee, but they might not be Atmanivedi. That is, they might offer a general thal but not other things, so when we go, they would straightaway offer water. Since one is a guest, they have to offer water. So what to do? So make arrangements for it. In today's times, one should keep tulsi tulsi 1) Basil. Variety of plant in the mint family, native to warm regions. Its aromatic leaves have inherent healing qualities and also is often used as seasoning. Used as a fragrant offering to Bhagvãn. The wood of the plant is also used in the making beads for mãlãs and kanthis. 2) Bhagvãn made a pati-vratã named Vrundã break her pati-vratã vow. So, she cursed Bhagvãn and turned Him into shãligrãm (stone), and He in turn cursed Tap to open in glossary → tulsi tulsi 1) Basil. Variety of plant in the mint family, native to warm regions. Its aromatic leaves have inherent healing qualities and also is often used as seasoning. Used as a fragrant offering to Bhagvãn. The wood of the plant is also used in the making beads for mãlãs and kanthis. 2) Bhagvãn made a pati-vratã named Vrundã break her pati-vratã vow. So, she cursed Bhagvãn and turned Him into shãligrãm (stone), and He in turn cursed Tap to open in glossary → so if we have a doubt whether it was offered here or not? One cannot ask. If one has gone as a guest, and if one has gone alone as a guest, then perhaps one can ask. But if many people have gone and we ask there, if we ask alone while everyone else has got food, if we ask whether this is offered or not? And if it is not offered, then what to do? One cannot just get up from the meal. So at that time, a way out is to keep tulsi tulsi 1) Basil. Variety of plant in the mint family, native to warm regions. Its aromatic leaves have inherent healing qualities and also is often used as seasoning. Used as a fragrant offering to Bhagvãn. The wood of the plant is also used in the making beads for mãlãs and kanthis. 2) Bhagvãn made a pati-vratã named Vrundã break her pati-vratã vow. So, she cursed Bhagvãn and turned Him into shãligrãm (stone), and He in turn cursed Tap to open in glossary → Sometimes when one is at home, there is no issue; it can be done by offering it to Thakorji. But if one is a householder, when one has gone as a guest or is traveling, if one wants to observe Atmanivedi dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → But one has to let go of some things as well. If one has a habit of eating in hotels, then what to do there? Do we take prasadi there too? Then it has no meaning. So if one wants to observe Atmanivedi dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → So that is how it is in householder dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. Devotional and technical terms with no precise English equivalent (kirtan, satsang, vasana, samskara, and similar) are kept as their plain transliteration rather than force-translated. Not human-proofread., AI-translated, unverified · Source details