Glories Of Srila Govinda Ghosh (Part 2 of 3)

Radhanath Swami

the mother prepared the rajbhog offering and the child brought the offering in and placed it before the deity, prayed to the deity of Gopinatha, please accept this offering. Of course we know how the Lord glances upon the boga and tastes the devotion in it and leaves it as maha prasad. Five year old child he did not understand these high philosophical principles. He saw that the food was still there. He said Gopinath please eat please eat. When my father offers, you eat. But when I offers, you wont eat. Please eat. He was very disturbed. He was crying, begging the Lord again and again and again please eat. Some say, he even picked up a stick and said if you don't eat, I'm going to get in trouble. My father is going to punish me that you didn’t eat this food. Now please eat. So Gopinath spoke to the child he said I've already eaten. Its prasad. He said No, you haven’t eaten. I am going to get in trouble by my father. You eat.Gopinath said I will eat. But you have to promise me that you will never tell anyone that I have eaten this food. If you do, you die. He promised. The deity ate half the offering right in front of the child's eyes. The child brought the Prasad off the alter