Why do we offer food to God?

by Dharmanshu Bachhavindia - 12:32 PM

Secret of prasadam

The offering is the nature of humankind, humans’ gives a lot to each other from the very beginning that makes them different from animals. Generally, food is to be offered to the hungry person and to the person who can be satisfied but the fact of contradiction is that God is never hungry at all and we can’t satisfy him as well because he is infinite and finite can’t feed to infinite, so why people offer it to God? That is the question has been raised. The terms related to Almighty are having physical and psychological (Spiritual) meanings. We know the physical one but it comes to psychological (Spiritual) one.

According to the Indian tradition fruits and sweets are offered largely (Which is referred to as prasadam), both have bit different aspects. When we offer fruits to God then it means that you are offering your fruit of life (that you have achieved till now) to God. The fruit of life can be referred to as the essence of your knowledge that has been gained by you in your life. Why does anyone can offer that? The very next question may arise. In order to reply to this, we must understand what we have in our life, of course, we are not talking about money or property (this is a physical aspect of gaining). Actually what you have is your knowledge which is you offering it to, rest all the other things belong to Almighty itself. God after having your fruit of life will become satisfied and he will give you his fruit of knowledge in return and that makes you even wiser, it is a profitable exchange, isn’t it?

Sweet is a bit different from fruit. If fruit depicts the essence (knowledge) of your life than sweet represents the happiness of your life. You are offering a part of your happiness to him in the exchange God will share his part of happiness to you that makes you, even more, happier than before again it’s a good exchange to do right?

Knowledge and happiness given by Almighty will remain forever which means it is eternal that shows if you will be nicer to God (or humanity) God will be far nicer to you because he is infinite.

Next time we offer food to god keep in mind that we are offering our parts of life to Almighty that will make us more happier and wiser.

Thank you so much for reading this full article on prasadam.
If you like this article(why do we offer food to God?) than please share it with friends and family.