Srila Ramanujacharya was taking a bath beside the banks of the holy river of Kaveri. Once he came out, a few pujaris ran to him to offer some Prasadam. Srila Ramanujacharya honored the Prasadam of the Lord, and he washed off his hands in the river. While he did so, the remaining particles of Prasadam that were stuck in his palm and fingers slipped into the water. A few fish swam around to grab pieces of his remnants. His disciples were closely watching the miracle manifest. The fish assumed a four-armed form of Lord Narayana and immediately left to the Vaikuntha. All of his disciples immediately took off their clothes to dive into the river, thinking it was the effect of this holy river. But however,

Ramanujacharya stopped them and said, "No! It is the effect of Prasadam." Confused, the disciples inquired, "We too take prasadam every day. We still have two hands. When will we get our four hands and leave this material world? That fish didn’t do any sadhana but left to the spiritual world. This is not fair." Then Ramanujacharya replied that the fish had certain advantages over the devotees. And he stated two main reasons for it. Fish never offends Prasadam. Fish eat whatever is given. It honored the remnants of the Lord as soon as a few pieces of rice came its way without demanding for variety of courses. Anyone who offends Prasad will not get the result of the Prasad. Shastra has its way of balancing the injunctions. While eating, if we think salt is not there, it is a clear indication that we’re not Prasadam conscious but worried about our sense of gratification.