The Perfect Devotee 63

like some prasdda for Krsna, but he does not make it so good,
and it is—

SRILA PRABHUPADA: No, if made sincerely with devotion,
then Krsna will like it. Just like Vidu. Vidu was feeding
Krsna bananas, but he was so absorbed in thought that he
was throwing away the real bananas and he was giving
Krsna the skin, and Krsna was eating. [All laugh. Krsna
knew that he was giving in devotion, and Krsna can eat
anything, provided there is devotion. It does not matter
whether it is materially tasteful or not. Similarly, a devotee
also takes Krsna prasdda, whether it is materially tasteful or
not. We should accept everything.

A DEVOTEE: But if the devotion is not there, like in
India...

SRILA PRABHUPADA: If devotion is not there, He doesn’t
like any food, either tasteful or not tasteful. He does not ac-
cept it. :

A DEVOTEE: In India . . . Somebody—

SRILA PRABHUPADA: Oh, India, India. Don’t talk of India!
Talk of philosophy. If there is not devotion, Krsna does not
accept anything, either in India or in your country. Lord
Krsna is not obliged to accept anything costly because it is
very tasty. Krsna has very many tasteful dishes in
Vaikuntha. He is not hankering after your food. He accepts
your devotion, bhakti. The real thing is devotion, not the
food. Krsna does not accept any food of this material world.
He accepts only the devotion.

patrarn pusparm phalarh toyam
yo me bhaktya prayacchati

tad aharn bhakty-upahrtam
asnami prayatatmanah
