20230524 The Food, Prasādam, Becomes Uncommonly Flavorful and Delicious by Touching Kṛṣṇa’s Lips

The following is a Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book Compilation given by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on May24th,2023 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Welcome! Dear Devotees! to the compilation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book. So today's chapter entitled is:

The Food, Prasādam, Becomes Uncommonly Flavorful and Delicious by Touching Kṛṣṇa’s Lips
Under the section: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.77

gauḍīyagaṇake gauḍe yāite ādeśa:—

bhakta-gaṇa prabhu-saṅge rahe cāri-māse
prabhu ājñā dilā sabe gelā gauḍa-deśe

Translation: All the devotees remained with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continuously for four months. Then the Lord ordered them back to Bengal, and therefore they returned.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, the devotees from Bengal walked to Jagannātha Purī before the Ratha-yātrā festival. Right after the Ratha-yātrā starts the catur-māsa, the four months of the rainy season. So, they would spend that time in Jagannātha Purī with Lord Caitanya, then they would return to Bengal, on the order of Lord Caitanya.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.78

gauḍīya-bhaktasaṅge vāhyadaśāya kṛtya kṛṣṇakathākīrtana-pracāra chāḍiyā antardaśāya kṛṣṇavirahiṇī gopībhāve unmāda:—

tāṅ-sabāra saṅge prabhura chila bāhya-jñāna
tāṅrā gele punaḥ hailā unmāda pradhāna

Translation: As long as the devotees were in Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu maintained His external consciousness, but after their departure His chief engagement was again the madness of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.

Jayapatākā Swami: So as long as the devotees from Bengal were there, Lord Caitanya was relating with them in external consciousness. When they went back to Bengal, Lord Caitanya became fully absorbed in His ecstatic pastimes.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.79

anukṣaṇa kṛṣṇavirahe kṛṣṇasaṅgānubhūti vā sphurtti:—

rātri-dine sphure kṛṣṇera rūpa-gandha-rasa
sākṣād-anubhave,—yena kṛṣṇa-upasparśa

Translation: Throughout the entire day and night, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directly relished Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, fragrance and taste as if He were touching Kṛṣṇa hand to hand.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya became absorbed in ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa and in His intense madness, He was touching, tasting, experiencing, Kṛṣṇa’s presence.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.80

prabhura udaghūrṇokti o jagannātharūpī śyāmasundara-darśana

eka-dina prabhu gelā jagannātha-daraśane
siṁha-dvāre dala-i āsi’ karila vandane

Translation: One day, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to visit the temple of Lord Jagannātha, the gatekeeper at the Siṁha-dvāra approached Him and offered respectful obeisances.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.81

tāre bale,—‘kothā kṛṣṇa, mora prāṇa-nātha?
more kṛṣṇa dekhāo’ bali’ dhare tāra hāta

Translation: The Lord asked him, “Where is Kṛṣṇa, My life and soul? Please show Me Kṛṣṇa.” Saying this, He caught the doorkeeper’s hand.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.82

seha kahe,—‘iṅhā haya vrajendra-nandana
āisa tumi mora saṅge, karāṅa daraśana’

Translation: The doorkeeper replied, “The son of Mahārāja Nanda is here; please come along with me, and I shall show You.”

Jayapatākā Swami: The doorkeeper responded to Lord Caitanya and said he would show Him the Son of Mahārāja Nanda.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.83

‘tumi mora sakhā, dekhāha—kāhāṅ prāṇa-nātha?’
eta bali’ jagamohana gelā dhari’ tāra hāta

Translation: Lord Caitanya said to the doorman, “You are My friend. Please show Me where the Lord of My heart is.” After the Lord said this, they both went to the place known as Jagamohana, where everyone views Lord Jagannātha.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, the doorkeeper took Lord Caitanya to the darśana place of Lord Jagannātha.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.84

seha bale,—‘ei dekha śrī-puruṣottama
netra bhariyā tumi karaha daraśana’

Translation: “Just see!” the doorkeeper said. “Here is the best of the Personalities of Godhead. From here You may see the Lord to the full satisfaction of Your eyes.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, the doorkeeper was showing Lord Jagannātha to Lord Caitanya, and He had darśana to the full extent.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.85

garuḍera pāche rahi’ karena daraśana
dekhena,—jagannātha haya muralī-vadana

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed behind the huge column called the Garuḍa-stambha and looked upon Lord Jagannātha, but as He looked He saw that Lord Jagannātha had become Lord Kṛṣṇa, with His flute to His mouth.

Jayapatākā Swami: So when Lord Caitanya was seeing Jagannātha Baladeva Subhadrā Sudarśana cakra, He saw Kṛṣṇa as Muralīvadana, playing on the flute.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.86

raghunāthakarttṛka sva-granthe prabhura jagannātha-darśana varṇita

ei līlā nija-granthe raghunātha-dāsa
‘gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣe’ kariyāchena prakāśa

Translation: In his book known as Gaurāṅga-stava-kalpavṛkṣa, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī has described this incident very nicely.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, different authors wrote different books describing the particular pastimes. Since they expect that everyone had already read the other books, so they don’t want to offend the authors by repeating. But since these books are not readily available now, I am combining all these books into one book.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.87

stavāvalīte caitanya-stava-kalpavṛkṣa-stave (7)—
jagannāthera bālya-bhoga:—

Translation: “‘My dear friend the doorkeeper, where is Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of My heart? Kindly show Him to Me quickly.’ With these words, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed the doorkeeper like a madman. The doorkeeper grasped His hand and replied very hastily, ‘Come, see Your beloved!’ May that Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rise within my heart and thus make me mad also.”

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya was mad in ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa. In ecstatic love for Lord Kṛṣṇa one feels intense separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa and so, people say that they want love of Kṛṣṇa, but actually having love of Kṛṣṇa means having these intense emotions and so, this is the symptom of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.88

hena-kāle ’gopāla-vallabha’-bhoga lāgāila
śaṅkha-ghaṇṭā-ādi saha ārati bājila

Translation: The offering of food known as gopāla-vallabha-bhoga was then given to Lord Jagannātha, and ārati was performed with the sound of the conch and the ringing of bells.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Jagannātha had the blessing that His hand would never dry, He would always be taking prasāda and that was His pastime.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.89

jagannātha-sevakagaṇera prabhuke mahāprasāda-dāna:—

bhoga sarile jagannāthera sevaka-gaṇa
prasāda lañā prabhu-ṭhāñi kaila āgamana

Translation: When the ārati finished, the prasādam was taken out, and the servants of Lord Jagannātha came to offer some to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, the servants of Lord Jagannātha after taking out the prasāda they wanted to give some to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. So, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He was having these pastimes with the Lord.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.90

mālā parāñā prasāda dila prabhura hate
āsvāda dūre rahu, yāra gandhe mana māte

Translation: The servants of Lord Jagannātha first garlanded Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and then offered Him Lord Jagannātha’s prasādam. The prasādam was so nice that its aroma alone, to say nothing of its taste, would drive the mind mad.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Jagannātha’s mahā-prasāda was so glorious!

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.91

prabhuke prasāda-grahaṇārtha pāṇḍāgaṇera yatna:—

bahu-mūlya prasāda sei vastu sarvottama
tāra alpa khāoyāite sevaka karila yatana

Translation: The prasādam was made of very valuable ingredients. Therefore the servant wanted to feed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu a portion of it.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, the pūjārīs were very devoted to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. They wanted to give the Lord some of this wonderful prasāda.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.92

prabhura kiñcit mahāprasāda-grahaṇa:—

tāra alpa lañā prabhu jihvāte yadi dilā
āra saba govindera āṅcale bāndhilā

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tasted a portion of the prasādam. Govinda took the rest and bound it in the end of his wrapper.

Jayapatākā Swami: Govinda dāsa took the remnants of the prasāda and wrapped it in his cādara. Lord Caitanya had tasted a small portion.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.93

mahāprasādā-svādane prabhura vismaya o sāttvika vikāra:—

koṭi-amṛta-svāda pāñā prabhura camatkāra
sarvāṅge pulaka, netre vahe aśru-dhāra

Translation: To Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the prasādam tasted millions upon millions of times better than nectar, and thus He was fully satisfied. The hair all over His body stood on end, and incessant tears flowed from His eyes.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu when He tasted the prasāda which had been tasted by the lips of Lord Jagannātha, Kṛṣṇa, that was millions and millions of times more than nectar, and He was experiencing all kinds of ecstatic symptoms.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.94

kṛṣṇera adharāmṛta-jñāne premāveśa; aiśvaryāśrita-sevaka-darśane saṅgopana:—

‘ei dravye eta svāda kāhāṅ haite āila?
kṛṣṇera adharāmṛta ithe sañcārila’

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu considered, “Where has such a taste in this prasādam come from? Certainly, it is due to its having been touched by the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips.”

Jayapatākā Swami: In Māyāpur, one very aristocratic lady was there. She said, I can prepare khicuḍi using all expensive ingredients, but it does not taste as good as the one you offer to Kṛṣṇa. So, this was the special comment that once Kṛṣṇa tasted it, it has a unique, attractive quality.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.95

ei buddhye mahāprabhura premāveśa haila
jagannāthera sevaka dekhi’ samvaraṇa kaila

Translation: Understanding this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt an emotion of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, but upon seeing the servants of Lord Jagannātha, He restrained Himself.

Jayapatākā Swami: By tasting the prasāda of Lord Jagannātha, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was feeling great ecstatic love. But seeing the pūjārīs of the Lord Jagannātha, Lord Caitanya controlled Himself.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.96

bhaktyunmukhī mahāsukṛtiphale mahāprasāda lābha; ajña jagannātha-sevakera praśna:—

‘sukṛti-labhya phelā-lava’—balena bāra-bāra
īśvara-sevaka puche,—‘ki artha ihāra’?

Translation: The Lord said again and again, “Only by great fortune may one come by a particle of the remnants of food offered to the Lord.”

The servants of the Jagannātha temple inquired, “What is the meaning of this?”

Purport: The remnants of Kṛṣṇa’s food are mixed with His saliva.

In the Mahābhārata and the Skanda Purāṇa it is stated:

mahā-prasāde govinde nāma-brahmaṇi vaiṣṇave
sv-alpa-puṇyavatāṁ rājan viśvāso naiva jāyate

“Persons who are not very highly elevated in pious activities cannot believe in the remnants of food [prasādam] of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, nor in Govinda, the holy name of the Lord, nor in the Vaiṣṇavas.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, faith and appreciation in the prasāda of the Lord, faith in Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, faith in the holy name of the Lord and faith in the Vaiṣṇavas, are possible for those who are highly elevated in pious activities.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.97

prabhura kṛṣṇocchiṣṭa vā mahāprasāda-māhātma-vyākhyā:—

prabhu kahe,—“ei ye dilā kṛṣṇādharāmṛta
brahmādi-durlabha ei nindaye ‘amṛta’

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “These are remnants of food that Kṛṣṇa has eaten and thus turned to nectar with His lips. It surpasses heavenly nectar, and even such demigods as Lord Brahmā find it difficult to obtain.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, the remnants of prasāda of Lord Govinda are very rare thing to obtain, even for Lord Brahmā. Ordinary nectar is insignificant compared to the prasāda of the Lord.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.98

phelā vā mahāprasādera sañjñā: —

kṛṣṇera ye bhukta-śeṣa, tāra ‘phelā’-nāma
tāra eka ‘lava’ ye pāya, sei bhāgyavān

Translation: “Remnants left by Kṛṣṇa are called phelā. Anyone who obtains even a small portion must be considered very fortunate.

Jayapatākā Swami: Remnants of Lord Kṛṣṇa is very special and those who get the prasāda of the Lord are considered very fortunate. Śrīla Prabhupāda, he gave out this prasāda freely and thus he gave good fortune to many people.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.99

karmmonmukhī o bhaktyunmukhī-sukṛtira phala-vaiśiṣṭya varṇana

sāmānya bhāgya haite tāra prāpti nāhi haya
kṛṣṇera yāṅte pūrṇa-kṛpā, sei tāhā pāya

Translation: “One who is only ordinarily fortunate cannot obtain such mercy. Only persons who have the full mercy of Kṛṣṇa can receive such remnants.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya, He descended as Patita-pāvana, the Deliverer of the fallen, and therefore He would give out this prasāda very freely.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.100

(bhaktyunmukhī) sukṛti-śabdera artha:—

‘sukṛti’-śabde kahe ‘kṛṣṇa-kṛpā-hetu puṇya’
sei yāṅra haya, ‘phelā’ pāya sei dhanya”

Translation: “The word ‘sukṛti’ refers to pious activities performed by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa. One who is fortunate enough to obtain such mercy receives the remnants of the Lord’s food and thus becomes glorious.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, from this we can understand that even the Lord’s prasāda is very special.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.101

upalabhoga-darśanānte prabhura svagṛhe āgamana:—

eta bali’ prabhu tā-sabāre vidāya dilā
upala-bhoga dekhiyā prabhu nija-vāsā āilā

Translation: After saying this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bade farewell to all the servants. After seeing the next offering of food to Lord Jagannātha, a function known as upala-bhoga, He returned to His own quarters.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He was acting as the great teacher, He was teaching the servants of Lord Jagannātha, how they could appreciate the Lord’s prasāda. Hare Kṛṣṇa!

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.102

kṛṣṇocchiṣṭa-mādhuryya-smṛti:—

madhyāhna kariyā kailā bhikṣā nirvāhaṇa
kṛṣṇādharāmṛta sadā antare smaraṇa

Translation: After finishing His noon duties, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate His lunch, but He constantly remembered the remnants of Kṛṣṇa’s food.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, taking the prasāda of the Lord, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, was remembering how Kṛṣṇa’s lips had touched the prasāda and made it super nectar!

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.103

premāveśa o kaṣṭe tatsamvaraṇa:—

bāhya-kṛtya karena, preme garagara mana
kaṣṭe samvaraṇa karena, āveśa saghana

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed His external activities, but His mind was filled with ecstatic love. With great difficulty He tried to restrain His mind, but it would always be overwhelmed by very deep ecstasy.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Lord Caitanya was showing how He was constantly in ecstatic love for Lord Kṛṣṇa and He could be inspired by a number of things, in this case He was inspired by the prasāda!

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.104

sandhyāra para bhaktagaṇasaha kṛṣṇakathālāpa: —

sandhyā-kṛtya kari’ punaḥ nija-gaṇa-saṅge
nibhṛte vasilā nānā-kṛṣṇa-kathā-raṅge

Translation: After finishing His evening duties, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sat down with His personal associates in a secluded place and discussed the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa in great jubilation.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya, He was always absorbed in this love of Lord Kṛṣṇa. This is described here how He would do that in the evening.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.105

purī, bhāratī, svarūpa, rāya o bhaṭṭācāryādi bhaktagaṇake govindera mahāprasāda dāna: —

prabhura iṅgite govinda prasāda ānilā
purī-bhāratīre prabhu kichu pāṭhāilā

Translation: Following the indications of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Govinda brought the prasādam of Lord Jagannātha. The Lord sent some to Paramānanda Purī and Brahmānanda Bhāratī.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya sent some of the mahā-prasāda of Lord Jagannātha to His sannyāsī associates.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.106

rāmānanda-sārvabhauma-svarūpādi-gaṇe
sabāre prasāda dila kariyā vaṇṭane

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then gave shares of the prasādam to Rāmānanda Rāya, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and all the other devotees.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.107

alaukika prasādāsvādane sakalera vismaya:—

prasādera saurabhya-mādhurya kari’ āsvādana
alaukika āsvāde sabāra vismita haila mana

Translation: As they tasted the uncommon sweetness and fragrance of the prasādam, everyone’s mind was struck with wonder.

Jayapatākā Swami: The experience by taking this mahā-prasāda of Lord Kṛṣṇa, struck everyone with wonder.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 16. 108-109

prabhukarttṛka baddhajīvera prākṛta bhogyadravya o kṛṣṇera cidindriya-bhogya aprākṛta cidupakaraṇa-naivedyera guṇa-bheda-varṇana:—

prabhu kahe,—“ei saba haya ‘prākṛta’ dravya
aikṣava, karpūra, marica, elāica, lavaṅga, gavya

rasavāsa, guḍatvaka-ādi yata saba
‘prākṛta’ vastura svāda sabāra anubhava

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “These ingredients, such as sugar, camphor, black pepper, cardamom, cloves, butter, spices and licorice, are all material. Everyone has tasted these material substances before.

Purport: The word prākṛta refers to things tasted for the sense gratification of the conditioned soul. Such things are limited by the material laws. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to make the point that material things have already been experienced by materially absorbed persons who are interested only in sense gratification.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.110

sei dravye eta āsvāda, gandha lokātīta
āsvāda kariyā dekha,—sabāra pratīta

Translation: “However,” the Lord continued, “in these ingredients there are extraordinary tastes and uncommon fragrances. Just taste them and see the difference in the experience.

Jayapatākā Swami: Everyone has tasted ordinary ingredients and it is nothing special. But this prasāda is so special, something uncommon - extraordinary tastes, uncommon fragrances, because Kṛṣṇa had tasted it. Things in the material world, when one tries to enjoy sense gratification, they are insignificant compared to kṛṣṇa-prasāda. So, devotees, by engaging in Kṛṣṇa’s service, they are able to have experiences which are uncommon and extraordinary.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.111

kṛṣṇocchiṣṭa mahāprasādera cidbala:—

āsvāda dūre rahu, yāra gandhe māte mana
āpanā vinā anya mādhurya karāya vismaraṇa

Translation: “Apart from the taste, even the fragrance pleases the mind and makes one forget any other sweetness besides its own.

Jayapatākā Swami: Once Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He appeared in the room of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, just after maṅgala-ārati and He handed some cashew nuts to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, prasāda. Then Sarvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya immediately ate it and Lord Caitanya said, “You did not wash your mouth or do your morning duties, being a brāhmaṇa, smārta, why did you not do these activities?” Then Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya quoted that when we get prasāda, we should take it without any hesitation, without delay and then Lord Caitanya asked, “So, this is just a nut, what taste does it have?” Then He admitted that because it was kṛṣṇa-prasāda, it had a very special taste.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.112

kṛṣṇādharasparśa-mahimā:—

tāte ei dravye kṛṣṇādhara-sparśa haila
adharera guṇa saba ihāte sañcārila

Translation: “Therefore, it is to be understood that the spiritual nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips has touched these ordinary ingredients and transferred to them all their spiritual qualities.

Purport: Since everyone had previously tasted these ingredients, why had they become extraordinary and spiritually delicious? This was proof that food, prasādam, becomes uncommonly flavorful and delicious by touching Kṛṣṇa’s lips.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, everyone was experiencing what Lord Caitanya said. That touching Kṛṣṇa’s lips made prasāda extraordinary and flavorful.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.113

kṛṣṇoṣṭha-spṛṣṭa cidupakara—bhaktera cidindriyonmādaka:—

alaukika-gandha-svāda, anya-vismāraṇa
mahā-mādaka haya ei kṛṣṇādharera guṇa

Translation: “A fragrance and taste that are uncommon and greatly enchanting and that make one forget all other experiences are attributes of Kṛṣṇa’s lips.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya’s devotees have this opportunity to taste the nectar of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lips.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.114

sakalake aprākṛta śraddhāsaha prasāda-sammānārtha ādeśa:—

aneka ‘sukṛte’ ihā hañāche samprāpti
sabe ei āsvāda kara kari’ mahā-bhakti”

Translation: “This prasādam has been made available only as a result of many pious activities. Now taste it with great faith and devotion.”

Jayapatākā Swami: This instructs us how we should respect prasāda, with great faith and devotion.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 16.115

kṛṣṇādharāmṛta-āsvādane sakalera premāveśa:—

hari-dhvani kari’ sabe kailā āsvādana
āsvādite preme matta ha-ila sabāra mana

Translation: Loudly chanting the holy name of Hari, all of them tasted the prasādam. As they tasted it, their minds became mad in the ecstasy of love.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, people who are just after sense gratification, they are missing this ecstatic love by taking prasāda. Prasāda is not something that one gets easily, one has to perform many pious activities. One person in the Ardha Kumbha-melā at Prayāga, he said, “When I look back at my life, I do not find that I did any pious activities. How have I gotten all this mercy?” Śrīla Prabhupāda said, “I have made your good fortune for you!” Haribol!

Thus ends the chapter entitled, The Food, Prasādam, Becomes Uncommonly Flavorful and Delicious by Touching Kṛṣṇa’s Lips
Under the section: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa