[Advaita-l] Mantra Japa during grahana.

[Jaldhar H. Vyas]

On Tue, 16 Jul 2019, Sharada Das via Advaita-l wrote:

> Pranams,
> Can gayatri japa or panchakshari or ashtakshari be done during grahana time?
> Just heard the kutralam.sidheshwari peetam swamiji say that satvik mantra
> japas like gayatri, panchakshari etc should NOT be done.
> Quick response to this expected.
>

No.  Grahanakala is an inauspicious time for japa, vedadhyana, 
shastradhyana etc.  But stotras such as Adityahrdaya, Hanuman Chalisa, or 
kavacha of ones ishtadevata are recommended.

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Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>