Thursday, July 31, 2008

why 108?

We chant a lot of mantras 108 times. What is the significance of this number?

There are nine planets ( traditionally) and these nine planets move around 12 constellations. Hence each count for each planetary movement.Thus each time the mantra is chanted the bad effects( if any ) of that planetary movement is nullified and good effects are multiplied.

The logic is 12 into 9 = 108!!!

Please don't ask me why 1008? I don't know.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I didnt knw this at all :o) nw i can tell my mum, whom i used to always ask... n she never had an answer... ;o))