# The importance of prasādam *Prasādam means "the Lord's mercy." When vegetarian food is offered to Krishna with devotion, it becomes spiritually purified and eating it liberates one from sinful reactions. Honoring prasādam is itself an act of devotional service.* ## Offering Food to Krishna Purifies It ![[bg/3/13]] ![[bg/9/26]] ![[bg/9/27]] ## Everything Should Be Offered to Krishna First ![[bg/4/24]] ![[iso/1]] ## Frees One from Sinful Reactions ![[bg/3/14]] ![[cc/antya/16/60]] ## The Transcendental Nature of Prasadam ![[cc/madhya/4/93]] ![[cc/antya/16/115]] ## Lord Caitanya's Ecstasy in Honoring Prasadam ![[cc/antya/16/108]] ![[cc/madhya/3/66]] ## Related Articles - [[wiki/articles/Prasadam spiritual food|Prasadam spiritual food]] — Distribution and honoring - [[wiki/articles/Deity worship|Deity worship]] — The offering process - [[wiki/articles/The four regulative principles|The four regulative principles]] — No meat eating - [[wiki/articles/Fasting and Ekadashi|Fasting and Ekadashi]] — Sacred observances ## From the Index - [[index/entries/prasadam|Prasādam]] — The Lord's mercy - [[index/entries/food|Food]] — Offering to Krishna - [[index/entries/offering|Offering]] — Bhoga becomes prasādam - [[index/entries/purification|Purification]] — Through prasādam