| The Gayatri Japa
must be done standing facing the East in the morning and at noon, and sitting facing the
West in the evening. At each time the Japam should be done repeating the mantra 108 times.
If there be no time to do so many times, it should be done at least 54 or 28 times. The
japam must be done with the thumb touching the second line of second finger and then in
the third line of that finger. Then the three
lines of the little finger should be touched beginning from bottom to top, afterwards the
top lines of the second and middle fingers should be the force-finger should be touched. A
rudraksha or tulsi mala may be used for the japa. |
