Confused about Utensils

Offering best things to Krishna, because he is most dear to us...

SB 11.11.34-41 — My dear Uddhava, one can give up false pride and prestige by engaging in the following devotional activities. One may purify oneself by seeing, touching, worshiping, serving, and offering prayers of glorification and obeisances to My form as the Deity and to My pure devotees. One should also glorify My transcendental qualities and activities, hear with love and faith the narrations of My glories and constantly meditate on Me. One should offer to Me whatever one acquires, and accepting oneself as My eternal servant, one should give oneself completely to Me. One should always discuss My birth and activities and enjoy life by participating in festivals, such as Janmāṣṭamī, which glorify My pastimes. In My temple, one should also participate in festivals and ceremonies by singing, dancing, playing musical instruments and discussing Me with other Vaiṣṇavas. One should observe all the regularly celebrated annual festivals by attending ceremonies, pilgrimages and making offerings. One should also observe religious vows such as Ekādaśī and take initiation by the procedures mentioned in the Vedas, Pañcarātra and other, similar literatures. One should faithfully and lovingly support the installation of My Deity, and individually or in cooperation with others one should work for the construction of Kṛṣṇa conscious temples and cities as well as flower gardens, fruit gardens and special areas to celebrate My pastimes. One should consider oneself to be My humble servant, without duplicity, and thus should help to clean the temple, which is My home. First one should sweep and dust thoroughly, and then one should further cleanse with water and cow dung. Having dried the temple, one should sprinkle scented water and decorate the temple with maṇḍalas. One should thus act just like My servant. A devotee should never advertise his devotional activities; therefore his service will not be the cause of false pride. One should never use lamps that are offered to Me for other purposes simply because there is need of illumination, and similarly, one should never offer to Me anything that has been offered to or used by others. Whatever is most desired by one within this material world, and whatever is most dear to oneself — one should offer that very thing to Me. Such an offering qualifies one for eternal life.

Although Krishna doesn't demands separate or best things for him but indeed said...

He is happy with only leaf if it offered with love.

Bg 9.26 — If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a ﬂower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.

Bg 9.27 — Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform – do that, O son of Kuntī, as an offering to Me.

However, devotee shows love by offering him best things....

Krishna does not always accept what is offered to Him. The Mahabharata describes Krishna's trip to Hastinapura as a peace messenger on behalf of the Pandavas before the Battle of Kurukshetra. When Krishna arrived, Duryodhana invited Him to an opulent feast in a political effort to bribe Him. Duryodhana’s grandiose feast featured many delicious dishes, but Krishna refused to accept an offering motivated by self-interest rather than love. He stated two reasons to accept something: if one is in need, or if it is offered with love.

Krishna is self-satisfied, so He can never be in need. Because Duryodhana’s invitation was not offered with love, Krishna declined it and instead went to Vidura’s house, where He enjoyed a simple meal offered by His dear devotees. Vidura’s wife, Vidurani, felt such great ecstasy at the opportunity to serve Krishna personally that she offered Him a banana peel instead of the fruit, and Krishna ate it with great relish. He could not reject this offering of pure love.

One can offer Me things which are easily available, but they must be offered with love. I eat that which is offered with love. Although I have no desires, and I am not hungry - devotion is the appetiser that creates My appetite. A devotee's mood of love makes Me eat. A pure heart with no other desire

http://btg.krishna.com/offerings-love

Replies

Speaking Soul September 21, 2015 at 2:05pm

Offering best things to Krishna, because he is most dear to us...

SB 11.11.34-41 — My dear Uddhava, one can give up false pride and prestige by engaging in the following devotional activities. One may purify oneself by seeing, touching, worshiping, serving, and offering prayers of glorification and obeisances to My form as the Deity and to My pure devotees. One should also glorify My transcendental qualities and activities, hear with love and faith the narrations of My glories and constantly meditate on Me. One should offer to Me whatever one acquires, and accepting oneself as My eternal servant, one should give oneself completely to Me. One should always discuss My birth and activities and enjoy life by participating in festivals, such as Janmāṣṭamī, which glorify My pastimes. In My temple, one should also participate in festivals and ceremonies by singing, dancing, playing musical instruments and discussing Me with other Vaiṣṇavas. One should observe all the regularly celebrated annual festivals by attending ceremonies, pilgrimages and making offerings. One should also observe religious vows such as Ekādaśī and take initiation by the procedures mentioned in the Vedas, Pañcarātra and other, similar literatures. One should faithfully and lovingly support the installation of My Deity, and individually or in cooperation with others one should work for the construction of Kṛṣṇa conscious temples and cities as well as flower gardens, fruit gardens and special areas to celebrate My pastimes. One should consider oneself to be My humble servant, without duplicity, and thus should help to clean the temple, which is My home. First one should sweep and dust thoroughly, and then one should further cleanse with water and cow dung. Having dried the temple, one should sprinkle scented water and decorate the temple with maṇḍalas. One should thus act just like My servant. A devotee should never advertise his devotional activities; therefore his service will not be the cause of false pride. One should never use lamps that are offered to Me for other purposes simply because there is need of illumination, and similarly, one should never offer to Me anything that has been offered to or used by others. Whatever is most desired by one within this material world, and whatever is most dear to oneself — one should offer that very thing to Me. Such an offering qualifies one for eternal life.

Although Krishna doesn't demands separate or best things for him but indeed said...

He is happy with only leaf if it offered with love.

Bg 9.26 — If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a ﬂower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.

Bg 9.27 — Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform – do that, O son of Kuntī, as an offering to Me.

However, devotee shows love by offering him best things....

Krishna does not always accept what is offered to Him. The Mahabharata describes Krishna's trip to Hastinapura as a peace messenger on behalf of the Pandavas before the Battle of Kurukshetra. When Krishna arrived, Duryodhana invited Him to an opulent feast in a political effort to bribe Him. Duryodhana’s grandiose feast featured many delicious dishes, but Krishna refused to accept an offering motivated by self-interest rather than love. He stated two reasons to accept something: if one is in need, or if it is offered with love.

Krishna is self-satisfied, so He can never be in need. Because Duryodhana’s invitation was not offered with love, Krishna declined it and instead went to Vidura’s house, where He enjoyed a simple meal offered by His dear devotees. Vidura’s wife, Vidurani, felt such great ecstasy at the opportunity to serve Krishna personally that she offered Him a banana peel instead of the fruit, and Krishna ate it with great relish. He could not reject this offering of pure love.

One can offer Me things which are easily available, but they must be offered with love. I eat that which is offered with love. Although I have no desires, and I am not hungry - devotion is the appetiser that creates My appetite. A devotee's mood of love makes Me eat. A pure heart with no other desire

http://btg.krishna.com/offerings-love

This reply was deleted.