Sata-koti-nama-yajna

 

Information – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada established the Rudradvipa Gaudiya Math at this place in 1936. The deity of Gauranga Mahaprabhu that Srila Prabhupada served while performing the hundred crores (sata-koti) nama yajna, is present here. On 7th March, 1936, during the Navadvipa Parikrama, Srila Prabhupada installed the deities of Gaura-Radha Madhava.

Information
ā€œDuring 1905, at age thirty-one, Sri Siddhanta Sarasvati took a vow to chant daily at least three lakh holy names, and monthly at least ten million, until he had chanted one billion names. He chanted on a japa-mala given by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, who had himself used them to fulfill a vow of chanting a billion holy names. Sri Siddhanta Sarasvatiā€™s sata-koti-nama-yajna, which he performed before a deity of Lord Caitanya, lasted just over nine years and four months and was punctuated by much struggle, and several colorful incidents, including attempts to oust him from Mayapur. Yet he was determined to continue service there, no matter what.ā€
(ā€œSri Bhaktisiddhanta Vaibhavaā€ Volume One by HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami, Chapter ā€˜Pre-Sannyasa Periodā€™, Page 38-39)

ŚrÄ«la Bhaktisiddhānta SarasvatÄ« GosvāmÄ« Prabhupāda chose the most secluded spot in the house of ŚrÄ« Chandrashekhara Ācārya (Sri Chaitanya Math) in ŚrÄ«dhāma Māyāpur to fulfill his vow of chanting śata-koį¹­i harināma. In accordance with his vow, he chanted three lakhs of nāma daily. In 1914, Srila Prabhupada completed his vow of chanting one billion holy names (sata-koti-nama-yajna).

Authorsā€™ note ā€“ This note provides a rough estimate concerning the monumental Sata-Koti-Nāma-YajƱa (100 Crores ~ 1 Billion Nama Yajna) undertaken by ŚrÄ« Bhaktisiddhānta SarasvatÄ«.

 

1 Crore 1,00,00,000
100 crores Nama Yajna 1,00,00,00,000
Mahamantra ā€“ 16 Nama 16
Total Mahamantra 6,25,00,000
Number of Rounds (108 Mahamantra) 5,78,704
Daily rounds (approx.) 174
Daily Holy names (3 lacs daily) 3,00,672
Time hours (5 mins/round) 14.50
Number of days (Approx.) 3,326
Number of years 9.11
Number of days : 1905 ā€“ 1914 (9 years 4 months) 3405