Coconut in Vedas

Coconut in Vedas and ancient texts..

There is evidence that coconut trees were grown in India about 3000 years back and found mentioned in Vedic literature !!

He who plants a coconut tree plants food and drink, vessels and clothing, a heat source, habitation for himself and a heritage for his children.”------ Indian proverb

I wonder that every part of this tree is useful. It represents a completeness in itself.....a perfection given by its creator

In Hindu worship it is symbolically used for offering to god . Before offering it has to be broken. It symbolizes human head and while breaking it is symbolizing breaking of our ego and offering the white kernel inside for purification.

Another belief is that coconut eyes are representing the three eyed HIndu lord Shiva

Another religious use of coconut is with Purna - Kalasha or a metal pot filled with water and topped with coronet of mango leaves and coconut . The Purna-Kalasha is often used in Hindu iconography and considered a symbol of abundance and "source of life" in the vedas .

In this, the coconut symbolizes prosperity and power...