Re: Offerings to Lord Krishna

"hat any kind of intoxicating addictives (paanam) whether in leaf form or liquid form or any other form are adharma, what to speak of offering them to the Lord."

Nitaai! Gaura! Interesting topic! How to understand that some "intoxicants" that we are not using are sometimes offering  to Supreme Lord. For example betel nuts. Betel is  intoxicant and was the most popular until the beginning of this century. Betel is classified as a mild stimulant similar to coffee.  There is also 'Varuni', an intoxicating beverage of Lord Balarama.

"One maidservant placed betel leaves in Their mouths. Another one quickly and expertly performed Their mangala arati with a jeweled lamp, as if she were waving around thousands of her hearts" from Krsna Bhavanamrta

How to properly understand this?
Nitaai mora jivana

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