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Who Is God Brihaspati?

Brihaspati is an important Vedic God often revered to as DevaGuru. He is both the teacher and priest of the Devas. He is a wise counselor to Devas who makes sure justice prevails all the time. He is also seen as the source of spiritual knowledge, guidance, and wisdom. Brihaspati is associated with Planet Jupiter.

What kind of praying method is mantra?

Mantra chanting is called Japa yoga or Mantra yoga. It involves repetitive chanting of mantras such as Om Namah Shivaya, or Om Namo Narayanaya with absolute concentration. The chanting can be aloud, as a whisper, or mental. Mantra is repeated a fixed number of times such as 108 or 1008 usually with the help of a japamala. The purpose of mantra chanting is to get the blessings of the devata whose mantra is chanted and ultimately become one with him/her.