cooks must be devotees
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That bhakti is the most important thing. Krsna is not interested with your foodstuff. Krsna is interested with your bhakti. Therefore this word is used, yo me bhaktya prayacchati. Not that "I am very rich man. I can offer Krsna luci, puri, halava. He must take it." Just like we get some palatable foodstuff-we eat up to the neck. No. Krsna is atmarama. Krsna has no hunger. Even if He is hungry, He can fulfill it Himself. He doesn't require your help. But He accepts your foodstuff because you offer Him with bhakti. That is the main thing. Just like you relish foodstuff when you are hungry. If you have got sufficient appetite, any kind of foodstuff, you'll find it is very nice. But if you are offered very palatable foodstuff and you are not hungry-you have no appetite-useless. Similarly, you can Krsna offer very nice foodstuff-luci, puri, halava and other things-but if you have no bhakti, then Krsna will not touch. Therefore it is essential, those who are initiated, they should prepare Krsna's foodstuff, and the professional man, noninitiated person, cannot prepare. Because a bhakta prepares the foodstuff with some desire that "Let me do it very nicely. Krsna will eat." That... That is different thing from the professional man cooking.
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