Question: Why Chanting in the Brahma Muhurta?
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Why chanting in Brahma muhurta i.e. morning 4 AM to 6 AM is more auspicious than chanting in some other time? I suppose chanting at any time is all-auspicious if one chants in a very secluded or serene place like New Govardhan, Australia which I have seen pictures in one of your Thoughts for the Day.
Thank you,
Hare Krishna,
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Answer: Because It Is More Auspicious
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It's a fact that chanting the holy names of the Lord at any time in any place is all-auspicious. But because we are still situated within the three modes of material nature we are not able to always experience them like that. This is why we take advantage of the peaceful time of day to help us experience the all-auspicious nature of the holy names. Because of the pre-dominance of the mode of goodness during the early morning hours, there is a much more peaceful atmosphere at that time. We can capitalize on this golden opportunity by rising early, taking our bath, and fully absorbing ourselves in chanting the Hare Krishna mantra on our japa beads. Our Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada explains the brahma-muhurta hour as follows:
"The time early in the morning, one and a half hours before sunrise, is called brahma-muhurta. During this brahma-muhurta, spiritual activities are recommended. Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have a greater effect than in any other part of the day.”—from purport to SB 3.20.46
In a conversation in Indore on 13 December, 1970 Srila Prabhupada said: "One who cannot rise early in the morning, he is not spiritually serious. That is test. Brahma-muhurta, this hour, one hour before sunrise, is very auspicious moment.”
And in a letter to Radhavalbha Das from Bombay, written on 6 January 1972 Srila Prabhupada said: "Chanting japa should be done early in the morning with full concentration preferably during the brahma-muhurta time.”
While it's also true that chanting in a peaceful place like New Govardhana, Australia helps us to be more absorbed in the holy names, if we will chant Hare Krishna in such a place during the brahma-muhurta hour, we will derive even more benefit from our chanting.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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