Kanike Explained

Kanika is a Sanskrit and Pali term referring to a particle or a granule.^[1] It is often employed in a religious context in Hinduism, to refer to the practice of leaving a morsel of food as prasadam for a deity, which is deemed to be enough of an offering for their satisfaction.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: www.wisdomlib.org . 2012-06-29 . Kanika, Kaṇika, Kanīka: 23 definitions . 2022-10-03 . www.wisdomlib.org . en.
2. Book: Mazumdar . Shudha . Memoirs of an Indian Woman . Forbes . Geraldine Hancock . 2015-03-04 . Routledge . 978-1-317-46486-0 . 44 . en.