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[sv-rituals] Re: ashtakshara jabam

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Mani Varadarajan • Wed Oct 02 2002 - 12:03:17 PDT 


Dear Sri Narayanan and Sri Balaji,

Typically, our acharyas recommend doing as many ashtaksharas
as gayatris. Analysis of the shastra also indicates that
for the morning sandhya, the ashtakshara japa should be done 
before upasthana and immediately after gayatri japa if the sun 
has not risen. The morning upasthana mantra should only be 
recited after sunrise.  If, however, gayatri japa is completed
after sunrise, the upasthana mantra should first be said
and then ashtakshara japa should be done.

Some acharyas have a different view on this issue but the
above is most consistent with the shastras in my opinion.

With regards,
Mani

--- In sv-rituals@y..., "Balaji Ankem"  wrote:
> Dear Sri Narayanan,
> Yes what ever u have said is true.
> It depends on u'r interest. U can do 108 times or 1008 times..
> 
> Adiyen
> -Balaji
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Narayanan [mailto:Narayanan@c...] 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 6:33 PM
> To: sv-rituals@y...
> Subject: [sv-rituals] ashtakshara jabam
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Any idea of what ashtaksharajabam means?  
> 
> One of my friends says itz just "Om namo Narayanaya". Is it true? 
If so,
> how many time one should do it during the end of Sandhyavandhanam.
> 
> Thanx in advance,
> Narayanan




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