2007-01-06 17:57:51 · 9 answers · asked by ajay k 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i am Hindu
The Hindus believe that the coconut is the purest form of offering that one can render unto God. The fruit is unique in many respects.
The sweet, nectar-like water that it holds is pure and untouched by the human hand. The tree draws from its very base to its highest level.
The coarsely knit outer fibers of the coconut represent the jealousy, greed, lust, selfishness and other vices of man, which must be broken up and removed if one is to penetrate and reach the white inner purity and thereafter taste the sweet untouched nectar of spiritual purity and bliss.
No other fruit has the three distinct eyes of the coconut. These symbolize the Trinity of Evolution - Creation, Preservation and Dissolution.
The eyes also represent the three eyes of man - the two physical eyes plus the third or 'inner eye' can penetrate the false, outer facade and reach the ultimate truth. It alone distinguishes right from wrong.
The composition of the coconut is characteristic of the three elements of man. The hard, outer shell, with its coarse fibers, represents the physical composition. The inner white fruit represents man's psychological element, and the untouched water signifies his spiritual composition.
Having been offered to God by way of prayer, the coconut is then eaten by Hindus as blessed food or prasadh in the belief that it has now received divine vibrations from God and will therefore give us good health and prosperity.
2007-01-06 18:04:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hindus offer coconut as the most sacred fruit which is a natural product and considered as the Sri-phala or Summum bonum among all natural products. It has the purest water stored in an impenetrable storage lift irrigated from underneath the tree. It has the sweet fruit with oil rich fat eatable as prasad. It is a complete fruit with all the food qualities in it along with water to quench the thirst. It is believed to be the favourite of all the three deities among the Hindu Trinity, Brahma, Vishnu and Sankara.
2007-01-09 19:10:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when we breaks that coconut only we can found the coconut water , where as in humans also , like that only don't unestimate the people looking at there apperence , e,g if we saw a scientist photo we thinks that he was mad but after knowing about him , we gives respect to those people, take the dress sense of vinoba, vivekanada etc...., another meaning of that is howthe people breaks the coconut like that only they wants the god to eliminate the proudishness, evilness which was inside the soul it was a belief...............
2007-01-09 20:35:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some gods go for coconut, some don't. You can never be sure.
2007-01-06 18:00:38 · answer #4 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bcz coconut is part of nature & nature itself is god so worshipping nature through nature.
om namah shivaya.
2007-01-06 18:00:57 · answer #5 · answered by rajesh bhowmick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because not only can it be eaten...but also contains water which u can drink...hence called a poorna palam meaning complete fruit..
kinda like lunch..u eat n then drink water
2007-01-06 21:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason they offer their cash... ...stupidity.
2007-01-06 18:02:59 · answer #7 · answered by spir_i_tual 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because god is a fruit =)
2007-01-06 17:59:41 · answer #8 · answered by Charles Darwin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe becuz its da most abundant thing...
2007-01-06 18:02:01 · answer #9 · answered by Nesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋