) In one minute, we breathe in approximately 15 s, in 1 hour 900 s,
, C% \- F4 y* y( Eand in 12 hours 10800 times, and in a day 10800 * 2 times. A day consists1 U7 q0 b0 c! N$ j1 A
of 24 hours, and if we set aside half the day for our day to day routines,1 ~0 c5 x% J3 t( m1 V
then one can spend 12 hours for recitation of one's idol. Therefore, the) P+ |" [8 k2 F9 w$ D5 @' B4 k
maximmum number of times that one can recite "mantra", or perform "Jap" are
! r' q$ J: B( H6 ^10800. If one wants to obtain 100% benefit of its jap, then performing
. S, t5 q& v+ E# B4 \1 x) k; Ojap 108 times will give you the benefit of 100%. That's why in a "Mala"(string of beads),
' {+ _1 \2 D& Y0 ?there are 108 beads. It is written in Vedas, that 1 Jap corresponds to
" M8 C0 X$ m* G" K; v1 mala (which has 108 beads), therefore performing jap of 108 malas will
0 B6 z' N- Q3 Z0 Q O7 Kresult in 100% benefit.1 F1 s) T( z: ?( O$ p4 n
1 {8 x/ w. R5 a2) Astronomically, there are 27 constellations in our galaxy, and each one them8 g+ Y% a% D1 G* A3 e
has 4 directions, and 27 * 4 = 108, In other words the number 108 covers# P7 R8 i3 [: V+ x( Q3 {
the whole galaxy.
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3) According to Indian scriptures, letter 9 corresponds to Lord Brahma (the7 w, M s" F; a5 ]; b8 Y3 B7 G
creator of universe). Mathematically, the interesting property of 9 is
2 P9 N+ e& f# r) t. l% K9x1 = 99 e v: {% e& ?+ }+ J$ F
9 x 2 = 18 (8+1 = 9)
7 B! ^8 b4 q5 T9 * 3 = 27 (7+2 = 9)
+ @3 }( b3 E8 W* A) D- k! c9 * 12 = 108 (1+0+8 = 9) |