The ISKCON bhoga offering involves reciting a specific sequence of mantras while ringing a small bell to invite the Lord to accept the food.
Each of the following prayers should be chanted three times.
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1. Srila Prabhupada Pranam Mantra
First, you offer respects to the spiritual master (Srila Prabhupada), as it is through his mercy that the offering is accepted.
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti naminenamas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine
2. Lord Chaitanya Pranam Mantra
Next, you offer prayers to Lord Chaitanya, who is the most merciful incarnation of Krishna.
namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te
krsnaya krsna-caitanya-namne gaura-tvise namah
3. Lord Krishna Pranam Mantra
Then, you offer prayers directly to Lord Krishna
namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca
jagad-dhitaya krsnaya govindaya namo namah
4. Concluding Mantras
To conclude, you chant the following once or three times each:
- Pancha-Tattva Mantra: sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda
- Hare Krishna Mahamantra: Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Quick Steps for Offering
- Preparation: Ensure the food is vegetarian (no onion or garlic) and prepared in a clean kitchen without tasting it before.
- Presentation: Place a fresh Tulasi leaf on each preparation before offering.
- Offering: Place the plate before the Deities or a picture of Radha Krishna, Panchatattva and Srila Prabhupada. Chant the mantras while ringing a bell.
- Waiting: Leave the offering for 5–15 minutes for the Lord to relish the food.
- Conclusion: Ring the bell again, remove the plate, and transfer the food back to the main vessels. The food is now sanctified Prasadam.