Puja Ekakshi Nariyal/One Eye Coconut (पूजा एकाक्षी नारियल): Coconut occupies an important place in Hindu Puja rituals. There are good reasons why coconut occupies an important place. The Sanskrit word for coconut is “Sriphala” and is used to symbolize the almighty. An important merit of Puja Ekakshi Nariyal is that the coconut palm receives salt water and gives sweet and nutritious water through the fruit. Similarly, man is inspired to shape himself by eradicating his “salty nature” and becoming sweet within. (Coconut with one eye)
Hindu religious rituals have great symbolic significance. Breaking the coconut represents the breaking of the ego, which is a prerequisite for the attainment of wisdom. The shattering of the ego results in your mind turning white like a broken coconut and the water within is the nectar of Divine Knowledge. The coconut itself is also in use to symbolize “God”. In India, one of the most common temple offerings is the coconut. Puja Ekakshi Nariyal is a sattvic fruit. Puja Ekakshi Nariyal is sacred, clean, pure, and wholesome, endowed with several properties.
This Nariyal is also people offer on occasions like weddings, festivals, and the use of new vehicles, bridges, houses, etc. One Eye coconut people offer in the sacrificial fire while performing Havan. The coconut people break and place before the Lord. People later distribute it as Dainty. The marks on the coconut represent the three-eyed Lord Shiva, and thus the One Eye Coconut is a means to fulfill our desires.
Puja Ekakshi Nariyal Uses:
Puja Ekakshi Nariyal resembles a human head in many ways, the coconut fiber on the outside resembles a tuft of human hair, the hard nut of the skull, and the water inside the blood and the core are similar to the mental space. Another interpretation likened the outer shell to the gross physical body of a human being and the core to the subtle body. Ages ago, human heads people used to smash in Puja rituals as an offering to the gods. However, to save the innocent people to sacrifice, coconuts replaced human heads. Puja Ekakshi Nariyal also has a unique symbolic representation. Which is one of the main reasons why people offer it to the gods.
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