refining the practice - 3 questions

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Namaste,

 

I'd like to start the group sankalpa practice with the sankalpa prayer (the

one that starts with 'visnu om tat sat/om jambudvipe...') each time I sit to

chant the mantra.

 

Also, once I learn the mantra and can chant it silently, I would also like

to try to coordinate pranayam with the chanting of it.

 

Would one of the mandir sadhus kindly address the three questions below that

relate to these goals?

 

Thank you!

 

Durga

 

1. What is the English for the correct dedication at the end of the

pre-mantra sankalpa prayer, in transliterated Sanskrit -- 'YOUR NAME is performing

for the sake of the universe'? OR 'YOUR NAME is performing for the

satisfaction of the universe'? OR ???

 

2. What would be the transliterated Sanskrit for the correct dedication?

 

3. An example that spells out how to coordinate the breath (1 inhale, 4

retain, 2 exhale) with the recitation -- how many mantras are optimally recited

for the inhale, how many for the retention, how many for the exhalation