As per Vedic science, the universe is made up of 108 elements. And why 108 is auspicious for Hindus let us understand there are many reasons.
The Vedic cosmology believes diameter of Sun is 108.7 that of the earth.
The distance between earth and sun is 108 times the sun.
The distance between earth and moon is 108 times the diameter of the moon.
Our eyes can see up to 3 dimensions but sages could perceive with their yogic powers beyond these real metaphysical dimensions.
Power of 1= 1; Power of 2= 4; Power of 3= 27. And 1x4x27 = 108. This way our eyes perceive matter.
Shiva Purana records 108 karanas in Tandava (Cosmic dance) as employed in Yoga, Vedic martial Arts part of Dhanurvidya, Kalaripayattu and Kung Fu.
Sri yantra, is made of Marmas which are intersection of three lines. There are 54 such intersections, each having (masculine) Purusha - consciousness and (feminine) Prakriti - matter, qualities. Thus, there are 54×2=108 points. Sri yantra is made up of 54 pentagons and each angle of pentagon is 108 degrees.
The Atman or the human consciousness goes through 108 stages on its journey post death.
In Vedic astrology, there are 12 houses and 9 planets. 12 times 9 equals 108.
Tantra estimates, in 1 minute, a healthy human breathes 15 times, in 1 hour 900 times, and in 12 hours 10800 times. The average number of breaths per day is 21,600, of which 10,800 are solar energy, and 10,800 are lunar energy.
A Mala (Vedic rosary) is a string of 108 beads.
There are 27 Nakshatras (constellations) in our galaxy, each one them has 4 padas / Charan (directions), 27 x 4 = 108, which encompasses the whole galaxy.
Shrimad Bhagavatam has 108000 Shlokas.
54 letters in the Sanskrit alphabet. Each has masculine and feminine. 54 x 2 = 108.
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