) In one minute, we breathe in approximately 15 s, in 1 hour 900 s,
+ A! Y _ Z/ b5 }; ~and in 12 hours 10800 times, and in a day 10800 * 2 times. A day consists
! @ O. @ T; w4 q8 {of 24 hours, and if we set aside half the day for our day to day routines,
( u! k0 a$ D: I1 n J. m% ^2 i' [then one can spend 12 hours for recitation of one's idol. Therefore, the/ w$ V5 T% c0 P, N2 A0 T
maximmum number of times that one can recite "mantra", or perform "Jap" are
, r3 l' y! l8 V, B6 z' q# K10800. If one wants to obtain 100% benefit of its jap, then performing
5 W! f, X$ {# l* }& R2 Zjap 108 times will give you the benefit of 100%. That's why in a "Mala"(string of beads),
% ~; c. @7 y: m' ithere are 108 beads. It is written in Vedas, that 1 Jap corresponds to( i2 {/ Z' n* h* d& i
1 mala (which has 108 beads), therefore performing jap of 108 malas will
, Q R; U v. o$ ?9 V- w/ @result in 100% benefit.3 a$ i0 v4 u( T1 _/ f9 d9 v& C3 o
- |3 U2 U. e2 }; U! r2) Astronomically, there are 27 constellations in our galaxy, and each one them3 u# a* I6 L) c, r
has 4 directions, and 27 * 4 = 108, In other words the number 108 covers
$ r- ^* `) R/ y2 `the whole galaxy.; W. ~ p7 F, I, ]5 y6 m
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3) According to Indian scriptures, letter 9 corresponds to Lord Brahma (the
* Y5 x$ w. E6 y" K+ jcreator of universe). Mathematically, the interesting property of 9 is$ `: {, h, a( ]0 G U5 {0 }
9x1 = 9, v6 t: r' q) E- D& v; y
9 x 2 = 18 (8+1 = 9)) \5 G+ Y2 X1 a1 n
9 * 3 = 27 (7+2 = 9)
- g# Y/ O" s0 N3 M4 O5 `9 * 12 = 108 (1+0+8 = 9) |