The remnants of Kṛṣṇa’s food are mixed with His saliva. In the Mahābhārata and the Skanda Purāṇa it is stated:
- mahā-prasāde govinde nāma-brahmaṇi vaiṣṇave
- sv-alpa-puṇyavatāṁ rājan viśvāso naiva jāyate
“Persons who are not very highly elevated in pious activities cannot believe in the remnants of food [prasādam] of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, nor in Govinda, the holy name of the Lord, nor in the Vaiṣṇavas.”