Eating in houses of non-devotees

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Srila Jiva Goswami writes in Bhakti-sandarbha, 283:

 

In the Skanda Purana, Sri Prahlada explains: "O King, do not eat in the

home of one who does not worship the Deity of Lord Krsna. The food there is

not fit to be eaten."

 

Any initiated devotee who fails in this duty falls into hell. This is

described in the scriptures. For example, in the Visnu-dharmottara Purana

it is said: "One should worship Lord Hari once, twice, or three times each

day. One who eats without first offering the food to the Lord goes to

hell."

 

(translated by Kusakratha prabhu)