IMPORTANCE OF COCONUT IN HINDUISM

tmpooja March 02, 2018

Importance Of Coconut In Hinduism

It is the most common practice in India to break coconuts for gods and goddesses, so the Hindu is important. The coconut fruit is an essential offering of almost all rituals of Hinduism and is almost a part of Hindu festivals. Hindus started all new initiatives to break a coconut before a statue. It is a wedding, a festive or an important puja ritual, a coconut should always be on the list.

In Sanskrit Sanskrit is referred to as Coconut Sripala or "God's Fruit". Coconut is the only fruit used to be 'God' symbol. In Hinduism Coconut is the most common place in a temple. It also plays a major role in all the poojas. Coconut is a silk fruit that is sacred, pure, and healthy, and has many properties. It is offered in cases like buying a new vehicle, house. People will make Homam or Havana while giving people sacrifice. The coconut is broken and placed before God and then given as Prasad.

Representation

The three eye notes on coconut represent the three eyes representing the Shiva, which leads to fulfilling a desire. The breakup of a coconut is a symbol of the downgrade of ego before God. The shell of ego and ignorance is crushed, which leads to the knowledge of the inner peace and the white portion of the coconut.

Let us see why coconuts are important in every Hindu ritual.

Why coconut?

There was a time when human and animal sacrifices were more common in Hinduism. At that time, Adi Sankaracharya resigned, discussing the transformation of this humanitarian ritual and changing it by providing coconuts.

Coconut has a human head in many ways. The coconut outside coconut is comparable to the human hair, the hard shell is like a human zone, the water inside and the human blood, and the white kernel is the mood of the human brain.

Other Beliefs

A coconut is more meaningful than just explanations. Coconut tender is covered with white kernel fiber layers. By removing the fibers we make the desires empty. By breaking coconuts we break our ego or Ahankara, because God expects the devotees to be superior and pure. Inside the soft white kernel juice is filled with our brain. This is a sign of the nature of our brain, sometimes selfless, enviable, and ecosystem. Before it is offered to God, the inner juice is eliminated, that is, to remove our senses or selfish thoughts. Therefore, breaking down a coconut represents the complete surrender of all of us.

Coconut in Hindu Mythology

During Hindu epic, Sunny Viswamitra coconut fruit is believed to help the shrine Satyavrata, seeking to enter into a paradise or swargaloka but was thrown out by God.

Coconut Vinayagar is associated. One day when Ganesha was celebrated, he was inspired by his father's third eye and touched it. Shiva asked him not to touch him. He gave him a special ball to play with a coconut. How come the coconut on earth Vinayaka is very special with the grace of coconut.Coconut is the main part of the poorna Kumbha or Kalasha.

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