) In one minute, we breathe in approximately 15 s, in 1 hour 900 s,
' p4 b4 @4 s7 o! qand in 12 hours 10800 times, and in a day 10800 * 2 times. A day consists
2 {( f' k7 E" n9 I9 L7 o. oof 24 hours, and if we set aside half the day for our day to day routines,1 f# `5 v0 t1 I/ I5 k
then one can spend 12 hours for recitation of one's idol. Therefore, the+ B0 c1 f0 o9 G9 J. G
maximmum number of times that one can recite "mantra", or perform "Jap" are
8 P- g5 U6 u: {0 _' X) s% G10800. If one wants to obtain 100% benefit of its jap, then performing
; I( C6 a2 `" z) ~# V- M+ R9 mjap 108 times will give you the benefit of 100%. That's why in a "Mala"(string of beads),
S+ S. ~% s" G* O7 Athere are 108 beads. It is written in Vedas, that 1 Jap corresponds to$ o3 L# \3 c; l. G1 I, Y: w
1 mala (which has 108 beads), therefore performing jap of 108 malas will
! E# y2 T( _ Y% j' kresult in 100% benefit.
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# N* w6 `2 g# t F6 X: d9 X2) Astronomically, there are 27 constellations in our galaxy, and each one them
. T. T! |, A8 K9 M6 s, }) Dhas 4 directions, and 27 * 4 = 108, In other words the number 108 covers
# e5 D+ h6 _* [. c: wthe whole galaxy.
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4 z; N0 P/ G# E* }6 B3) According to Indian scriptures, letter 9 corresponds to Lord Brahma (the/ A' N( U+ z: S" Q8 c7 `( u
creator of universe). Mathematically, the interesting property of 9 is+ b# A# ^5 w( G1 Q
9x1 = 97 \& G1 q, a* V% I# x6 t
9 x 2 = 18 (8+1 = 9)4 t9 @* `) r6 b9 u
9 * 3 = 27 (7+2 = 9)! Q7 M5 K5 |5 a0 T4 x. O
9 * 12 = 108 (1+0+8 = 9) |