TEMPLE FOOD (Story About PRASADAM
& significance)
Temple
Food in Sanskrit pronunciation is PRASADA. It is differently spelled as
Prasadam and Bhog. Prasadam is material substance of vegetarian food that is a
offering to god in both Hinduism and Sikhism. Food offered to the deity within
the temple which is shared and eaten by the people without any discrimination.
It’s normally consumed by worshippers after worship. Mahaprasada (also called
Bhandara) in Hinduism. Most of the temples offerings exclude the following
restricted items like garlic, Onions and roots etc.
The
word we use as 'prasadam' has the meanings of rice and nyveda. But Prasadam
means that the mind is pure. As per our Shastras. What makes the heart happy is
called 'Prasadam'. No matter how much we eat at home on a regular basis, but
when we receive Prasadam at the temples our mind becomes calm.
when
we eat prasadam our mind and soul gets peace. we get a divine feeling.
There
was a famous proverb that comparatively to all donations food donation is
great.
So,
that the Prasadam is shared in temples. The Preparation of Prasadam is very
auspicious programme. This is why the food prepared in temples is transformed
as a form of Parabrahma.
Prasadam
is usually made with rice mixed with milk in temples. This makes the energy
doubled and the energy becomes supreme.
Prasadam
.... There is an inseparable bond to Prasadam in Hindu culture. Every temple
visited by the Hindus is given a prasadam. The offerings of some temples are
world famous.
Similarly,
in some temples prasadams are offered in strange manner.
In
the next article we will learn about some of India's most famous temples, along
with the world famous ones.
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