Sudhanshu Soni, 22 July 2019
Hare Krishna
Please accept my humble obeisance
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
All glories to Srila Gurudeva
Hare Krishna as far as I know in front of deity we should not eat anything but I have seen many time devotee drinking water in front of altar many times especially during chanting they keep bottle with them or while having Bhagavatam class.
I wanted to know what is acceptable or prohibited in it and why is it so…
Thank you so much
your servant
Sudhanshu
Manian VB, 22 July 2019
Water is the human necessity.if they drink water during Bhagavatam classes or during chanting
Manian
Priya Sundari devi dasi, 22 July 2019
Hare Krishna Prabhu.
From what the Nectar of Devotion (Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu) states, in Chapter 8 (Offenses to be avoided) –
One should not eat / accept / honor prasadam in front of the deities yes.
If the curtains are closed ie deities are resting then it is ok from what I have seen in various temples. Water is not considered a food in that sense so it is accepted. Same with Caranamrita – which is why after the darshan arati in the morning, devotees are given caranamrita and they wash their hands and mouth once it is honored.
I hope this helps answer your question.
your servant,
Priya Sundari devi dasi
*Kṛṣṇe matir astu*
Sudhanshu soni, 24 July 2019
Thank you so much Mata ji.
your servant,
Sudhanshu
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After honouring CharanAmrith you can wash your hands not your mouth. Washing your mouth after honouring CharanAmrith is an offence.
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Thank you Narahari Prabhu. In Jagannath Puri, I heard from local residents a confirmation of something I’d been doing for a long time – instead of rinsing out my mouth after taking Krishna Prasada, I rinse my mouth and swallow the water. We rinse our mouths to clean it from something unclean,whereas Krishna Prasada is the cleanest thing there ever can be! 🙂 Hare Krishna!
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