WHY DO WE CHANT 108 TIMES ?

The number's significance is open to interpretation. But 108 has long been considered a sacred number.

Traditionally, malas, or garlands of prayer beads, come as a string of 108 beads (plus one for the "guru bead," around which the other 108 beads turn like the planets around the sun).

A mala is used for counting as you repeat a mantra.

Renowned mathematicians viewed 108 as a number of the wholeness of existence. This number also connects the Sun, Moon, and Earth: The average distance of the Sun and the Moon to Earth is 108 times their respective diameters.

To recite a mantra 108 times is said to help bring in harmony with the vibrations of the universe.

Founder of the Saiva Sithantha Sungum - Universal Mission, His Holiness Brahma Sri Siva Soobramonia Guru Swamigal says : "Recite Aum Namasivaya and there shall be no anguish"

Sources : Times of India, Soobramonium

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