This is a story of a Bengali saint of Vrindavan. I heard it on TV during the discourse of Bhagavata by Shri Gaurav Krishna Goswamiji long back.The saint worshipped his deity - Thakurji in his small room. Everyday he would collect Mahaprasad and offer to his Thakurji. Only then he would accept any food.What is Mahaprasad? The prasad of Banke Bihariji in Vrindavan is taken by the great saints. The left over is the Mahaprasad.One day he came to know that due to some reasons the Mahaprasad's availiability will be delayed. He returned home. It was hard for him to tolerate that his Thakurji will be without food for so long. So he offered Misri available at his room, to his Thakurji and decided to offer the Mahaprasad later.Later in the afternoon he brought the Mahaprasad. He thought that he had already offered Misri so he sat down to take the Mahaprasad without offering to his Thakurji. He had just placed the first bit and it occurred to him that throughout his life it had never happened that he had accepted food without offering Thakurji. Now it became impossible for him to either swallow or take out the Mahaprasad from the mouth. He had no answer / solution to his dilemma. So he quitely sat near the main door pondering. It is said that on the third day a little boy came running to his door. The boy asked for the Mahaprasad and when the saint did not respond he inserted his small fingers into the mouth of the saint, took out the Mahaprasad, ate and ran away. By the time the saint realised anything the boy had gone.
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Beautiful story.