'Prasada' literally means a gracious gift. It denotes anything, typically an edible food, that is first offered to a deity, saint, Perfect Master or an avatar, and then distributed in His or Her name to their followers or others as a good sign.
LEMON RICE
TAMARIND RICE/PULI SADAM
THENGAI SADAM/COCONUT RICE
CURD RICE/THAYIR SADAM
PEPPER PULIOGARE/MILAGU PULI SADAM
PAYASAM RECIPES
SWEET PONGAL/SAKKARAI PONGAL
RICE VARIETIES
URAD DAL VADA ( PEPPER VERSION)
MAA VILAKKU
AADI THENGAI PAAL PAYASAM
AADI THENGAI SUDUM PANDIGAI
ELLU SADAM & MILAGU JEERAGA SADAM
The tradition of offering prasadam to the deity may have started with a very logical explanation that finds its root in the power of positive thought. The prasadam is believed to foster multiple positive thoughts. Firstly, the prasadam is offered to the deity and His blessing is sought for a wish, a task in hand, blessing etc. Herein, it is believed that the Supreme Power has accepted our request in the form of the prasadam and given us the approval or the power to move on. Secondly, this prasadam is considered to be sacred, and thus all being receiving it are believed to be blessed. Thirdly, the most important aspect is that when the primary prayer gives the prasadam to fellow beings he (primary prayer) repeats his wish to the each one of them. Each fellow being in turn accepts the prasadam and prays that the wish of the primary prayer comes true. The more the prasadmis distributed,the more positive thought is concentrated on the wish of the primary prayer, and this in turn causes the universal power of positive thought or belief to work towards the fulfillment of the wish of the primary prayer.
When does "food" become "prasadam?"
The phenomenon of something changing from material to spiritual is an extraordinary one, but it is something we as devotees are involved in daily—often several times a day. It happens when prasadam(unoffered food) becoming prasadam, or food sanctified by the Lord
when does prasadam become prasadam? When it is offered, certainly. But for an offering to be successful, it must be accepted. When Krishna accepts what we offer to Him, it becomes prasadam. The word prasadam means “mercy,” and in the Bhagavad-gita Lord Krishna says, prasade sarva-duhkhanam hanir asyopajayate: “Receiving the mercy of the Lord destroys all misery.” Therefore, when we eat (or, as we say, honor) prasadam, we feel elated. prasadam destroys the results of our past sinful activities. Rupa Goswami says it makes us feel “very auspicious.”
LEMON RICE
TAMARIND RICE/PULI SADAM
THENGAI SADAM/COCONUT RICE
CURD RICE/THAYIR SADAM
PEPPER PULIOGARE/MILAGU PULI SADAM
PAYASAM RECIPES
SWEET PONGAL/SAKKARAI PONGAL
RICE VARIETIES
URAD DAL VADA ( PEPPER VERSION)
MAA VILAKKU
AADI THENGAI PAAL PAYASAM
AADI THENGAI SUDUM PANDIGAI
ELLU SADAM & MILAGU JEERAGA SADAM
The tradition of offering prasadam to the deity may have started with a very logical explanation that finds its root in the power of positive thought. The prasadam is believed to foster multiple positive thoughts. Firstly, the prasadam is offered to the deity and His blessing is sought for a wish, a task in hand, blessing etc. Herein, it is believed that the Supreme Power has accepted our request in the form of the prasadam and given us the approval or the power to move on. Secondly, this prasadam is considered to be sacred, and thus all being receiving it are believed to be blessed. Thirdly, the most important aspect is that when the primary prayer gives the prasadam to fellow beings he (primary prayer) repeats his wish to the each one of them. Each fellow being in turn accepts the prasadam and prays that the wish of the primary prayer comes true. The more the prasadmis distributed,the more positive thought is concentrated on the wish of the primary prayer, and this in turn causes the universal power of positive thought or belief to work towards the fulfillment of the wish of the primary prayer.
When does "food" become "prasadam?"
The phenomenon of something changing from material to spiritual is an extraordinary one, but it is something we as devotees are involved in daily—often several times a day. It happens when prasadam(unoffered food) becoming prasadam, or food sanctified by the Lord
when does prasadam become prasadam? When it is offered, certainly. But for an offering to be successful, it must be accepted. When Krishna accepts what we offer to Him, it becomes prasadam. The word prasadam means “mercy,” and in the Bhagavad-gita Lord Krishna says, prasade sarva-duhkhanam hanir asyopajayate: “Receiving the mercy of the Lord destroys all misery.” Therefore, when we eat (or, as we say, honor) prasadam, we feel elated. prasadam destroys the results of our past sinful activities. Rupa Goswami says it makes us feel “very auspicious.”
