) In one minute, we breathe in approximately 15 s, in 1 hour 900 s,
/ O* `; u& V' o, p% t5 y/ ~and in 12 hours 10800 times, and in a day 10800 * 2 times. A day consists4 ?( f; L# R0 j$ ?: |9 h' D) R
of 24 hours, and if we set aside half the day for our day to day routines,
+ [* E" d8 o4 M6 kthen one can spend 12 hours for recitation of one's idol. Therefore, the
6 P9 z, \6 D- ]0 T+ }maximmum number of times that one can recite "mantra", or perform "Jap" are0 a% m; R5 d7 M) p2 l' h0 Q3 ~
10800. If one wants to obtain 100% benefit of its jap, then performing
1 {% s9 W) o& C) v$ rjap 108 times will give you the benefit of 100%. That's why in a "Mala"(string of beads),
( ]( Z, p% t/ C; J- Fthere are 108 beads. It is written in Vedas, that 1 Jap corresponds to m# ?7 O" o! G/ l2 I, g4 p: @
1 mala (which has 108 beads), therefore performing jap of 108 malas will
. `- H! P+ g q" W) R/ v ^result in 100% benefit.
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9 X2 A: ]: E9 K2) Astronomically, there are 27 constellations in our galaxy, and each one them
' K; p& e: d6 }$ K/ _has 4 directions, and 27 * 4 = 108, In other words the number 108 covers2 @3 I- u8 ?' k: H4 @' P
the whole galaxy.
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3) According to Indian scriptures, letter 9 corresponds to Lord Brahma (the
" T, q+ s) _ _, Pcreator of universe). Mathematically, the interesting property of 9 is
' w* r5 {: g; f7 P2 S0 K2 K$ p9x1 = 99 m& {$ F+ _$ Q2 h' r$ u
9 x 2 = 18 (8+1 = 9)
+ D# h! l$ z. j! H1 w5 |* i9 * 3 = 27 (7+2 = 9)
8 d% {% m, k" p" A3 U9 ?' `- O7 h& Q2 h9 * 12 = 108 (1+0+8 = 9) |