QA : Verse no. 9.26

Question 1 : What kind of foods the Lord accepts and What is the most important element in offering food to Him ? What are the benefits of eating this offered food ?

Answer 1 : "One who loves K???a will give Him whatever He wants, and he avoids offering anything which is undesirable or unasked for. Thus, meat, fish and eggs should not be offered to K???a. If He desired such things as offerings, He would have said so. Instead He clearly requests that a leaf, fruit, flowers and water be given to Him, and He says of this offering, "I will accept it." Therefore, we should understand that He will not accept meat, fish and eggs. Vegetables, grains, fruits, milk and water are the proper foods for human beings and are prescribed by Lord K???a Himself. Whatever else we eat cannot be offered to Him, since He will not accept it. Thus we cannot be acting on the level of loving devotion if we offer such foods."

"But preparing nice, simple vegetable dishes, offering them before the picture or Deity of Lord K???a and bowing down and praying for Him to accept such a humble offering, enable one to advance steadily in life, to purify the body, and to create fine brain tissues which will lead to clear thinking. Above all, the offering should be made with an attitude of love. K???a has no need of food, since He already possesses everything that be, yet He will accept the offering of one who desires to please Him in that way. The important element, in preparation, in serving and in offering, is to act with love for K???a."

Question 2 : Why impersonalists cannot comprehend this verse of Bhagavad-gītā ? What information is given in the verse about the senses of the Supreme Lord ?

Answer 2 : "The impersonalist philosophers, who wish to maintain that the Absolute Truth is without senses, cannot comprehend this verse of Bhagavad-gītā. To them, it is either a metaphor or proof of the mundane character of K???a, the speaker of the Gītā. But, in actuality, K???a, the Supreme Godhead, has senses, and it is stated that His senses are interchangeable; in other words, one sense can perform the function of any other. This is what it means to say that K???a is absolute. Lacking senses, He could hardly be considered full in all opulences. In the Seventh Chapter, K???a has explained that He impregnates the living entities into material nature. This is done by His looking upon material nature. And so in this instance, K???a's hearing the devotee's words of love in offering foodstuffs is wholly identical with His eating and actually tasting. This point should be emphasized: because of His absolute position, His hearing is wholly identical with His eating and tasting. Only the devotee, who accepts K???a as He describes Himself, without interpretation, can understand that the Supreme Absolute Truth can eat food and enjoy it."

Ref : Bhagavad-gita 9.26, Purport, Srila Prabhupada