Chanting on beads outside the bead bag

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HH Lokanath Swami wrote:

 

> Are there any sastric references to the effect of chanting without having

> your beads in a beadbag?

 

YAKSA RAKSASA BHUTANI SIDDHA VIDYADHARA GANAH

HARANTI PRASABHAM YASMAT TASMAD GUPTAM SAMACARET

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 17/144 from YAJNAVALKYA SMRTI)

 

If one chants japa while keeping his japa beads outside of his bead bag,

then his japa is forcibly stolen by semi-demigods, demons, ghosts, perfected

living entities from Siddhaloka and Vidyadharas, the dancers in the heavenly

planets. Therefore one should not keep his beads outside of his bead bag.

 

Your servant,

Nayana-ranjana das