) In one minute, we breathe in approximately 15 s, in 1 hour 900 s,
" l+ |4 q- m8 A' t. L: d5 @8 m* ~and in 12 hours 10800 times, and in a day 10800 * 2 times. A day consists1 f, Q) l/ ]4 u" R+ I
of 24 hours, and if we set aside half the day for our day to day routines,7 [' B* p) H% u! z& m( s
then one can spend 12 hours for recitation of one's idol. Therefore, the, Y. m1 J" v4 e0 H7 l' k
maximmum number of times that one can recite "mantra", or perform "Jap" are
+ b2 n7 j: b* n6 Q10800. If one wants to obtain 100% benefit of its jap, then performing
' v4 |( u1 }2 L, ]: y$ q5 ^, [) j# ljap 108 times will give you the benefit of 100%. That's why in a "Mala"(string of beads),
+ O( S j) R* l. ?) k4 S. I! F+ ]there are 108 beads. It is written in Vedas, that 1 Jap corresponds to
1 T" g' |# k# x' X4 s. s+ X3 o4 I' R7 j1 mala (which has 108 beads), therefore performing jap of 108 malas will
3 S% ]9 F( i1 S( ]result in 100% benefit.
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( M O* f) W0 q6 _# c' g2) Astronomically, there are 27 constellations in our galaxy, and each one them* }9 w' U1 Z5 D2 i# J
has 4 directions, and 27 * 4 = 108, In other words the number 108 covers/ G' v9 ]/ s: G& L8 ?" o6 E
the whole galaxy.3 i, {+ ?1 b9 q/ q+ a5 _
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3) According to Indian scriptures, letter 9 corresponds to Lord Brahma (the
& f: }3 @0 b. acreator of universe). Mathematically, the interesting property of 9 is
+ j1 g C! i6 V) U3 h' p0 \$ l l9x1 = 9) r2 F4 A4 E8 t" c; h
9 x 2 = 18 (8+1 = 9)
* u- U) E# |7 y4 Q1 l' [4 n9 * 3 = 27 (7+2 = 9)% o" _9 l! d3 d1 H) g) l6 z! L
9 * 12 = 108 (1+0+8 = 9) |