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Re: [sv-rituals] Digest Number 89----Gayatri Japam

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sadagopaniyengar • Thu Sep 05 2002 - 20:38:26 PDT 


 dear shri balaji/shri ramachandran,
 Japa with count is infinitely better than one without count.Quoting the
NAradIya ashtAkshara Brahma vidya, Srimad Azhagiasingar says that the former
is a thousand times more effective than the latter-"asankhyAt tu sankyAta:
sahara guNa uchyatE". adiyen seems to have read elsewhere too that the
asuras steal the fruits of a japa without count.
further, the Saccharitra SudhAnidhi, an exhaustive compendium on rituals,
prohibits japa without enumeration-
" apavitra kara:sankhyAm akurvan anya mAnasa:
  Japa hOmAdikam karma anuttareeyascha varjayEt"
 A few other activities to be avoided during Japam are-
uttering the mantra loud enough for others to hear, laughing,exhibiting
anger, displeasure,etc.,rubbing one itching foot with the other, walking or
leaning on the wall or other things for support, letting our attention
wander to worldly matters,yawning, sneezing,performing japam without
pavitram, uttareeyam (upper cloth) etc.  Conversation should be avoided
during japam-if it is inevitable, then the japam has to be resumed after
reciting
the Vishnu sookta mantra "idam VishNur vichakaramE....".
There are many other stipulations too in this regard.
regards, dasan, sadagopan.


dasan, sadagopan.
" 
Subject: Gayathri Japam

The question raised by Sh mukundan is true in my case also.  For this can we
do an Open Sankalpam where no count is mentioned so that Japa can be done as
long as we are able to concentrate.

With regards

Balaji K


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