Question: In one of the previous chapters we heard that prasadam is so auspicious that even if it falls from a dog’s mouth, it can be taken. But when any relatives come to our home, who are not practicing bhakti yoga, they left prasadam on their plates – can it be taken too?

Jayapataka Swami: That prasadam glorified, was specifically about Jagannatha Maha Prasada, that His Maha Prasada is very special. Even it falls from a dog’s mouth one should take it. Whether other prasadam is so elevated, it is very hard to describe. Srila Prabhupada was saying that if you take the remnants from someone more elevated than you, then that is spiritually beneficial. But if you get sick from prasada from a lower personality that is not auspicious. So, this was specifically about Jagannatha Prasada, that we should take it. I don’t know if the other prasada fits in the same category. But certainly we respect it. Depends a lot on your faith.
18-Dec-2020, ŚRĪ MĀYĀPUR DHAM, INDIA