Food offered to a deity which is afterwards eaten by the devotee.
anything received with devotion to god.
Offering of food made to God or consecrated food or left-overs of the meals of the spiritually evolved (Saints). Blessings in the form of any material thing or a divine gift by Saints.
A spiritual offering or gift offered to one’s ishta, guru, or teacher, which is returned bearing a spiritual blessing.
the grace of the deity given to the worshipper in the form of food after worship: see also jutha
Consecrated offerings distributed after puja.
an offering made to the divine, which is then distributed to devotees with his blessings
Is the sacred offering to the deity returned to the dev otee after the worship as part of the deity's grace.
a gift, usually symbolized as food or sweets. Ammachi gives a Hershey's Kiss as prasad to her devotees in the United States. Hard candy is given in India, as chocolate would quickly melt.
or prasadam Food or drink that has been offered to the Deity; also the leavings of a superior's meal.
Food offering prepared for God's puja
an offering usually food to and from the guru or higher power
PrasÄda (Sanskrit: पà¥à¤°à¤¸à¤¾à¤¦), prasÄd/prashad (Hindi) or prasÄdam (Tamil) Prasadam (Telugu) is both a mental condition of generosity, as well as a material substance that is first offered to a deity (in Hinduism) and then consumed (Hinduism and Sikhism). Hindus believe that the prasad has the deity's blessing residing within it. In contemporary Hindu religious practice in India, the desire to get prasada and have darshan (cross referenced) are the two major motivations of pilgrimage and temple visits.