Did you know the Sun’s diameter is 108 times of the Earth’s diameter and the distance between them is 108 times the Sun’s diameter! It may be confusing on first go, but trying out with pen and paper will solve the statement.
Apart from astronomy, this ‘108’ is very important and considered as sacred for Hindus. Check out how!
A sacred prayer to god concludes after chanting 108 times, the mantra or name of god/goddess with a sacred ‘varamala’.
There are 54 letters in Sanskrit, each alphabet can be categorised as masculine (Shiva) and feminine (Shakti), totaling to 108.
There are 108 ‘Puranas’ and 108 ‘Upnishads’.
In Indian astrology, there are 12 houses and 9 planets. So 9 times 12 equals to 108. Apart from astrology, 9 and 12 have spiritual significance in many traditions.
According to Tantra (Hindu magical text), we breathe 21,600 times everyday which is equally divided (10,800 each) as solar and lunar energy. 108 multiplied with 108 gives 10,800.
In Ayurveda there are 108 ‘Marma’ (vital points in human body) which are essential for giving life to living beings.
So, what is 1 to 1st power multiplied with 2 to 2nd power multiplied with 3 to 3rd power?
Check out if it is ‘Harshad’ number (108). ‘Harshad’ in Sanskrit means ‘great joy’
Smrutirekha
