“Oh yes!” the devotee exclaimed as he received the pot. It was a delicious vegetable preparation with slices of mango in it. (Lord Nrsimhadeva is fond of mango.) The family shared the prasadam, laughing and smiling about the reciprocal mercy of Lord. Later, Jananivas Prabhu said the pujaris don’t offer mango in vegetable preparations. Mango might have been mixed in, as they often mix the preparations from the Deity trays just before distributing them. Recently the same family bought a crystal necklace with a large crystal pendant to offer to Lord Nrsimhadeva, hoping He wouldwear it aroundHis neck with the pendant on His chest. They were happy to offer it, but never saw Him wear it. One day, the wife prayed to the Lord, “Please tell me what I can offer tha t you would be pleased to wear.” The next morning when she came to see Lord Nrsimhadeva, He was wearing the crystal necklace she had offered. One morning, this devotee was praying to the Lord, “What service could I do to please You?” Just a moment later, her husband, who had purchased some fragrant flowers at the entrance of the temple, approached her from behind and put the flowers in her hand for to offer to the Lord. Another day she prayed to Lord Nrsimhadeva, “What more can I do to serve You?” She was j ust leaving the temple after that when a devotee said, “Excuse me. Would you like to offer some lotus flowers to the Lord? We have so many lotus flowers.” She was a bit bewildered because she was praying to do some service and suddenly a devotee informed her that there were too
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