How do we offer and share prasāda?

offer clean, freshly prepared food with a prayer, then share it with the family and others as God’s grace.

Food offered to God is called naivedya; once offered, it becomes prasāda, grace. Prepare it with clean hands and do not taste it before offering. Place it before the deity in a clean vessel, sprinkle a little water around it, and offer it with a prayer or by saying the deity’s name. Many families place a tulasī leaf on food offered to Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa.

Leave it for a few minutes, then take it back and mix a little into the family meal or distribute it. Prasāda is received with the right hand, with respect, and is never refused or thrown away. Sharing it with neighbours, guests and those in need is part of the blessing.

The Gītā says that the good who eat what remains after the offering are freed from fault, while those who cook only for themselves eat sin. Offering first turns an ordinary meal into worship.

Source: Bhagavad Gītā 3.13 · Receive prasāda with the right hand

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