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Dear ____, Hare Krishna.

I don't know what Madira is, but if it is any form of an intoxicant, you can't offer it to Krishna. And if we can't offer it, then it is sin, that is stated in the Gita. We, as His devotees, try to please Him, so we offer Him what He wants. But if we don't, then we are the lossers, not Him. He is never effected by our activities, He is transcendental. But He is witnessing our activities and wishing we would get it together so we qualify for coming back to Him. It has been too long away from Him. It is us who will suffer by our incorrect actions.

We try to accept what is favorable for our Krishna consciousness, and reject what is unfavorable. We are already intoxicated just being in this body and in the material world. Why put more in it and make it worse? In our original consciousness we will be happy, free from the urges of our senses. These restrictions are really the principles of freedom, meant to make us happy--Eternally. So it is always our choice. We need to experience this higher pleasure of spiritual life and then we can get rid of our impure desires. That is done by pracitice of bhakti, beginning with the chanting and hearing of His holy names, engaging in service to Him.

I hope this helps some. I recommend trying to find association which does not engage in drinking, this will help you get over it also. Try substituting it with nice Krishna prasadam, or the chanting.

Sincerely, ___