Question about Gayatri Mantra

[Sridhar29]

Hello!

I have a simple question about Gayatry Mantra. My Achariya (Master) told me to perform gayatri mantra 108 times twice a day. But I remain very busy with my work and duties. Please suggest at least how many times I should perform gayatri mantra. I heard that I can perform it 11 times or 22 times twice a day.

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[Vinayaka]

Hello!

I have a simple question about Gayatry Mantra. My Achariya (Master) told me to perform gayatri mantra 108 times twice a day. But I remain very busy with my work and duties. Please suggest at least how many times I should perform gayatri mantra. I heard that I can perform it 11 times or 22 times twice a day.

Waiting for your replies..

Normally when you are given instructions from an acharya (Master, Guru) it would be him to whom you should ask such questions, not a bunch of strangers on the internet.


But welcome to RF.

 

[Nyingjé Tso]

Vanakkam,

A friend of mine is a Brahmin and he told me that every morning he get up a little more early, do a round of Gayatri mantra (1 mala) and then he have breakfast and go to his work.

Maybe you can manage a round in a morning before beginning any duty too, what do you think ?

 

[Sumit]

Hello!

I have a simple question about Gayatry Mantra. My Achariya (Master) told me to perform gayatri mantra 108 times twice a day. But I remain very busy with my work and duties. Please suggest at least how many times I should perform gayatri mantra. I heard that I can perform it 11 times or 22 times twice a day.

Waiting for your replies..

Chant at least 1 mala or 108 time once/twice a day, it won't take more than 10 min to complete a mala.

 

[Sridhar29]

Thank you Sumit Ji, Bholenath Ji and Vinayaka ji for your kind replies..

 

[Sridhar29]

Vanakkam,

A friend of mine is a Brahmin and he told me that every morning he get up a little more early, do a round of Gayatri mantra (1 mala) and then he have breakfast and go to his work.

Maybe you can manage a round in a morning before beginning any duty too, what do you think ?

I think this is really good idea. I should wake up a little more early in the morning and perform Gayatri mantra (1 mala) before going to my duties..

Thank you for your kind suggestion.

 

[Poeticus]

Hello!

I have a simple question about Gayatry Mantra. My Achariya (Master) told me to perform gayatri mantra 108 times twice a day. But I remain very busy with my work and duties. Please suggest at least how many times I should perform gayatri mantra. I heard that I can perform it 11 times or 22 times twice a day.

Waiting for your replies..

That's not even enough.
You have to chant it like
seven thousand times a
day, plus one.​

 

[Vinayaka]

To be honest, to say it with some bhakti, I think it would take 20 minutes or more. At 12 seconds, it's 5 per minute which is over 20 minutes.

 

[Aupmanyav]

I have a simple question about Gayatry Mantra. My Achariya (Master) told me to perform gayatri mantra 108 times twice a day. But I remain very busy with my work and duties. Please suggest at least how many times I should perform gayatri mantra. I heard that I can perform it 11 times or 22 times twice a day.

Cut down on the time that you may not be utilizing gainfully and get up earlier in the morning. If you have a teacher and he tells you something, follow it.

 

[Jaskaran Singh]

That's not even enough.
You have to chant it like
seven thousand times a
day, plus one.​

No, it must be 9000 times a day, plus one, or > 9000 times per day. Just kidding, .

 

[Ravi500]

The input I would like to add over here is that the Gayatri's chant should be precise in terms of pronounciation and chanted with love.

Or else the chanting can be counter productive.