Техт
Lord Caitanya's Travels to the Holy Places
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TRANSLATION
Having made their plot, the Buddhists brought a plate of untouchable food before Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and called it mahā-prasāda.
PURPORT
The word  apavitra anna  refers to food that is unacceptable for a Vaiṣṇava. In other words, a Vaiṣṇava cannot accept any food offered by an  avaiṣṇava  in the name of  mahā-prasāda . This should be a principle for all Vaiṣṇavas. When asked, "What is the behavior of a Vaiṣṇava?" Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, "A Vaiṣṇava must avoid the company of an  avaiṣṇava  [ asat ]." The word  asat  refers to an  avaiṣṇava , that is, one who is not a Vaiṣṇava.  Asat-saṅga-tyāga , — ei vaiṣṇava-ācāra  (Cc.  Madhya  22.87). A Vaiṣṇava must be very strict in this respect and should not at all cooperate with an  avaiṣṇava . If an  avaiṣṇava  offers food in the name of  mahā-prasāda , it should not be accepted. Such food cannot be  prasāda  because an  avaiṣṇava  cannot offer anything to the Lord. Sometimes preachers in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement have to accept food in a home where the householder is an  avaiṣṇava ; however, if this food is offered to the Deity, it can be taken. Ordinary food cooked by an  avaiṣṇava  should not be accepted by a Vaiṣṇava. Even if an  avaiṣṇava  cooks food without fault, he cannot offer it to Lord Viṣṇu, and it cannot be accepted as  mahā-prasāda . According to  Bhagava
patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati taḍ ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ
“If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it.” (Bg. 9.26)
Kṛṣṇa can accept anything offered by His devotee with devotion. An  avaiṣṇava  may be a vegetarian and a very clean cook, but because he cannot offer the foodstuff to Viṣṇu, the food he cooks cannot be accepted as  mahā-prasāda . It is better that a Vaiṣṇava abandon such food as untouchable.
TEXT 54
হেনকালে মহাকায় এক পক্ষী আইল । চোঁটে করি’ অন্নসহ থালি লএগ গেল ॥ ৫৪ ॥
hena-kāle mahā-kāya eka pakṣī āila ṭhoṅṭe kari’ anna-saha thāli lañā gela