# Prasadam Distribution *On feeding the hungry with Krishna prasadam* --- ### Within Ten Miles Nobody Should Remain Hungry > I used to think like that. In all our temples the *prasādam* distribution should be so random, that within ten miles nobody should remain hungry. There are many persons in India, they are half time hungry. And if you distribute *prasādam,* "Come on here. You are hungry, take *prasādam.* If I cannot supply you daily, I'll supply at least two days, three days weekly." And they're coming. You have seen Māyāpur picture, that big *prasāda* distribution hall. Regular two thousand people are coming, Sunday, Saturday. And Hindu, Muslim, they're sitting down. No grudges. — [[spoken/1977/770113r1.all|Conversation and Instruction On New Movie, Allahabad, January 13, 1977]] --- ### Come and Chant and Take Prasadam > Yes. And we can increase. We can increase in the farm, in the village, "Come on, any number, I shall feed you. Come here, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and take *prasādam.*" And we shall increase the quality of the *prasādam.* They will be very much pleased to come and chant. — [[spoken/1977/770113r1.all|Conversation and Instruction On New Movie, Allahabad, January 13, 1977]] --- ### Cow Gives Eighty Pounds Daily > And here also, we see that the Dharmarāja is inquiring about the comforts of the cow. *Amba, kaccid bhadre,* what is..., *anāmayam ātmanas te. Āmayam* means disease. So "Whether you are quite comfortable by your health?" This is very essential to keep cows very comfortably. If they feel comfortable, then you get the most nourishing food—milk. We are practically seeing in our New Vrindavan center, because the cow are feeling secure in our custody, they're delivering milk up to the eighty pounds daily. — [[spoken/1974/740115sb.hon|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.19, Honolulu, January 15, 1974]] --- ### Milk Products Nourish the Brain > You'll be surprised. So if you get milk products, milk, then you can prepare so many preparation full of vitamins, which will nourish your brain. Dull brain cannot understand what is spiritual knowledge. Therefore, that Mr. Bernard Shaw, he wrote a book, perhaps you know it, *You Are What You Eat.* If you keep your brain dull, then how you can understand? Because without becoming very intelligent man, one cannot understand Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is stated in the *Caitanya-caritāmṛta, kṛṣṇa yei bhaje sei baḍa catura:* "One who takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness seriously and perfectly, he must be very, very intelligent." — [[spoken/1974/740115sb.hon|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.19, Honolulu, January 15, 1974]] --- *4 verified verbatim quotes from Śrīla Prabhupāda on prasadam distribution*