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Why should we offer coconut to god

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Why should we offer coconut to god We offer coconuts during poojas, yagnas, homas and other special occasions to god. But we are unaware why should we offer coconut to god.    Fact behind coconut breaking is:   The outer shell around the coconut resembles our ego. when we break coconut in front of the god, it shows that we are leaving our ego. As of white coconut inside the shell, we flattening our pure heart in front of him and asking his blessing to keep our life’s pure like coconut water In another context, coconut means our body. Skin above the green coconut is our skin. Fiber resembles our flesh, shell as our spine, coconut water is our soul. Three eyes resemble our three nadis Before chanting Vishnu sahasranamam is it necessary to chant rudhra shapa vimochanam? Fact:    If at all we want to chant Vishnu Sahasra namam according to mantra, it is necessary to learn rudhra shapa vimochanam from guru.    When it comes to pujas, other chanting and reading other slokas thi