Chanting on beads outside the bead bag

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> Could this verse be referring to chanting of Gayatri?

 

This whole section in HBV is about japa not gayatri:

 

Here are the three preceding slokas and one following sloka:

 

APAVITRA KARO'SUDDHAH PRAJALPAN NA JAPET KVACIT

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 17/137 from MANTRARNAVA)

 

One should not hold japa beads or chant with dirty hands, in an unclean

condition or while talking with others.

 

ANASANAH SAYANO VA GACCHANN UTTHITA EVA VA

RATHYAYAMA SIVE STHANE NA JAPET TIMIRA ANTARE

UPANAD GUDHA PADO VA YANA SAYYAGATAS TATHA

PRASARYA NA JAPET PADAVA UTKATASANA EVA VA

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 17/139,140 from MANTRARNAVA)

 

Sitting without a seat, while lying down sleeping, while walking, while

standing, while on a path, in impure places such a crematoriam or in dark

areas are the forbidden circumstances to chant japa. Wearing shoes, climbing

on a carrier, in the sleeping condition, spreading two legs, and on an

impure asana, one should not chant japa.

 

NA PADA PADAM AKRAMYA NA CAIVA HI TATHA KARAU

NA CA ASAMA AHITA MANA NACA SAMSAYANO JAPET

NA KAMPAYET SIRO GRIVAM DANTAN NAIVA PRAKASAYET

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 17/142 from YAJNAVALKYA SMRTI)

 

While chanting japa, one should not let one's leg climb another leg and arm

climb upon another arm, in an unsteady mind, or in a doubtful condition.

While chanting, one should not shake his neck or head, and not to show one's

teeth to others.

 

TRIVIDHO JAPA YAJNAH SYAT TASYA BHEDAN NIVODHATA

VACIKAS CA UPANSUS CA MANASAS CA TRIDHA MATAH

TRAYANAM JAPA YAJNANAM SREYAN SYAD UTTAROTTARAH

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 17/155 from NRSINGHA PURANA)

 

Japa yajna is of three kinds. Please listen. Chanting with a sound

vibration, chanting with a murmuring condition and chanting within the mind.

These three kinds of chanting are respectively one better than the other

[chanting in the mind is best].