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The
Bhaktakoti started worshipping him with honey as Naivedya, in the
Kritayuga. With the passage of time, the practice changed itself
into milk in the Tretayuga, ghee in the Dwaparayuga and Panaka in
the Kaliyuga, may be due to availability of the materials, or perhaps due to adulteration of
sentiments due to Kala Prabhava. Anyhow, the Pankapuja - the ritual
of offering of the beverage made of jaggery and water as Naivedya
has become a regular practice and it is offered with utmost
devotion, also marks the redemption of vows taken by the adorers,
whenever they were caught in the meshes of life taking problems, or
worries knocking them down. And lo! the Lord too is immensely
pleased to accept the Panakapuja and considers it as the best. And
what is more, nothing pleases him more than this. He receives it
whole-heartedly and drinks to his contentment by a peculiar gurgling
sound, while pouring the beverage into his mouth. As it marks his
samtripti, the priest stops pouring, and gives back the rest of the
quantity made as Prasad, which is distributed among the visiting
bhaktas assembled. This is the star attraction of this sacred
shrine.
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