additional offerings

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> Sometimes at the Radha Madana Mohana temple in Karoli

> there is capana bhoga offered to the Deities. During this offering the raja

> bhoga darsana is extended to about three hours long.

 

The following story isn't about regular Deity standards, but it

does illustrate Madanmohana's uncommon eating habits:

 

In Akbar's time there was one staunch devotee in his employ who

lived near Lucknow. In those days, Lucknow was famous for producing gud,

unrefined sugar. This devotee (Sura dasa "Madanamohana") would always

send various gifts to Vrindaban for Shrila Sanatana Gosvami's Deity,

Shri Radha Madanamohana. Once, he had sent a cartload of gud to Shri

Madanamohana. By the time it arrived, it was very late at night, and the

Deity had already been put to rest. The cart was unloaded, and everyone

took rest. But Madanamohan couldn't wait to eat the gud sent by His

devotee, and He told the pujari so in a dream. He said He wanted a feast

of malpua prepared immediately. So all the sevayatas got up and bathed,

and began preparing a feast of malpua, which was then offered to the

Deity. Madanamohana thus ate tons of malpua in the middle of the night.

 

MDd