Vijnana Bhairava Tantra - Verse 156

Vijnana Bhairava Tantra - Verse 156

सकारेण बहिर्याति हकारेण विषेत् पुनः।

हंसहंसेत्यमुं मन्त्रं जीवो जपति नित्यशः॥१५६॥

variation

sakāreṇa bahiryāti hakāreṇa viṣet punaḥ |

haṁsahaṁsetyamuṁ mantraṁ jīvo japati nityaśaḥ ||156||

During inhalation and exhalation - the exhalation happens with the sound 'sa' and the inhalation happens with the sound 'ha'. Hence, in this way the ajapa japa (involuntary utterance of a word) of 'hamsa' happens all the time in the individual.

षट्शतानि दिवा रात्रौ सहस्राण्येकविंशतिः।

जपो देव्याः समुद्दिष्टः सुलभो दुर्लभो जडैः॥ १५६॥

ṣaṭśatāni divā rātrau sahasrāṇyekaviṁśatiḥ |

japo devyāḥ samuddiṣṭaḥ sulabho durlabho jaḍaiḥ || 156 ||

This ajapa japa happens 21,600 times in day & night (full day of 24 hours). The individual who is alert and attentive can become aware of this ajapa japa and is available easily to the individual who is with awareness and very difficult to the ignorant.

In a day of 24 hours there are 86,400 seconds. This means for every 4 seconds (21,600 x 4 = 86,400) one 'hamsa' is happening. Thus in a minute 15 times "hamsa' is happening. The individual who becomes aware of this will become the beneficence.