Dr. Mamata R. Singh
Dr. Mamata R. Singh

@mamatarsingh

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WHY COCONUT OFFERED TO OUR DEVI / DEVTAS?
In Sanatan Dharma, it is considered most satvic/purest form of fruit with cleanest water one can offer to God, to accelerate one's spiritual bliss & to reduce karmic debt
Coconut is called Shriphala (divine fruit) in Sanskrit,...
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Trinetra Phala (with 3 eyes) in Siva Purana. It is believed to represent Trimurtis. So, the devotees pay tribute to the 3 Gods by treating coconut as an object of worship.
By holding a coconut & praying, you transfer your negative thoughts, tendencies into the coconut & ...
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by smashing it in front of god, you surrender your ego, negative tendencies etc. & cleanse your soul.
The hard shell resembles ignorance/ego, when smashed gives way to inner purity and knowledge symbolized by white part of coconut.
πŸ“·: various sources (pls tagπŸ™)
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