) In one minute, we breathe in approximately 15 s, in 1 hour 900 s,0 A8 O# P- Y& q0 ^ _- k4 @
and in 12 hours 10800 times, and in a day 10800 * 2 times. A day consists
+ ~7 ]7 i1 T U; {5 `8 Dof 24 hours, and if we set aside half the day for our day to day routines,0 ^5 R) k3 S2 `% q7 P! n
then one can spend 12 hours for recitation of one's idol. Therefore, the( G8 v \6 |9 b0 |; g) M" ~+ E
maximmum number of times that one can recite "mantra", or perform "Jap" are
; s h* \3 M; ^5 \8 d; w K10800. If one wants to obtain 100% benefit of its jap, then performing* \! c2 R( G$ `+ L; z) [
jap 108 times will give you the benefit of 100%. That's why in a "Mala"(string of beads),
6 i# p; e" ^8 ^$ Kthere are 108 beads. It is written in Vedas, that 1 Jap corresponds to k- U1 `$ _4 ~" l, v9 C" I
1 mala (which has 108 beads), therefore performing jap of 108 malas will. m8 P9 l: l& b2 w4 M
result in 100% benefit.
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R1 x1 t# p- l1 w2 R+ o2) Astronomically, there are 27 constellations in our galaxy, and each one them# [/ R z2 e, a$ q/ `0 M" ]- M
has 4 directions, and 27 * 4 = 108, In other words the number 108 covers1 [8 r' o& d1 J0 Q4 v4 _
the whole galaxy.
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; e' I% [. V( Y0 a7 a7 K- T3) According to Indian scriptures, letter 9 corresponds to Lord Brahma (the
2 W# ~$ f, x, X8 ]" O5 Acreator of universe). Mathematically, the interesting property of 9 is
! F4 j; M' n% a V4 J3 K9x1 = 94 p7 O; O* b: S, j* c
9 x 2 = 18 (8+1 = 9)
: U% e3 z* J3 V) U2 ]9 * 3 = 27 (7+2 = 9)
6 }, A4 o" N, s5 @/ l2 g1 w9 * 12 = 108 (1+0+8 = 9) |