Last Updated on August 21, 2025 by Group Sankalpa
UPDATE – As of Aug 17 2025, 11:30 PM PDT – This sankalpa is now closed. We chanted a group total of 463 malas, well above the goal of 108 malas. The individual counts are given below.
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Shree Maa and Swamiji have given us a sankalpa to honor Krishna Janmashtami 2025. The sankalpa is to chant 108 malas as a group of the Krishna Mahamantra mantra starting on Aug 12, 2025 and completing on Aug 17th 2025. Are you in? Would you like to join ?
If so, you can post on our Global Devi Mandir Telegram Group or on our India Devi Mandir WhatsApp Group and let us know you are joining the sankalpā.
Alternatively you can also confirm your participation via email to chandimaakijai@yahoo.com.
Please provide your name and also country where located.
The Krishna Mahamantra is
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
Here is a short Q&A regarding the sankalpa:
Q1 – While chanting the mantra, should I sit on an āsanā, or is it ok to sit on a chair?
A1- You can do mantra japā while in an āsanā AND also while doing normal everyday tasks ie without an āsanā
Q2- Are there any rules to follow while doing the Japā, like taking a bath before starting the practice.
A2- There are no specific rules. Just do it
Q3 – Is there a minimum number of mantras that I should chant as an individual?
A2 – You can chant as many or as few mantras as you want. Obviously the more the better towards reaching our group target, and more importantly for your own bhāvā during this auspicious time.
Q4- How to do I report the number of mantras I chanted?
A4 – You can reply to the message that Nanda Maa posts on the either the Global Telegram group of the India WhatsApp Group. She will request your counts once or twice a week and you can respond with the total number you have chanted from the beginning of the sankalpa until the point you report.
Have more questions regarding this sankalpā? Just post in any one of the groups, or to the email mentioned above, and we will respond.
Here is a list of participants and their totals so far
| Name | Location (Country) | Total #Mantras Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Andres M Pardo | Netherlands | 4 |
| Apichat Joe | Thailand | 1 |
| Brahmaani | India | 3 |
| Chitra | India | 5 |
| Dhyanaprana Cary | USA | 6 |
| Divya | India | 1 |
| Erika | USA | |
| Gopi (and kids) | UK | 10 |
| Graeme DeVil | South Africa | 6 |
| Harish Bahuguna | India | 10 |
| Janitri | USA | 10 |
| Jasmina | Canada | 15 |
| Kowshik | Dubai | |
| Krishna Ghosh | India | |
| Krishna/Kaizad | India | 3 |
| Krista | USA | 9 |
| Lakshmi | USA | 41 |
| Manish Anand | India | 3 |
| Mita | India | 5 |
| Nanda | USA | 9 |
| Nayna | India | 2 |
| Neil | Canada | 9 |
| Nirmal | Peru | |
| Nirmal Shankar | USA | 9 |
| NM Varu | India | 2 |
| Pallavi | India | 12 |
| Prasad Nair | USA | 5 |
| Raja Sengupta (tathagat) | India | 5 |
| Ramneek Sharma | India | 7 |
| Ranji Krish | USA | 1 |
| Rashmi Mathur | India | 2 |
| Rashmi (Delhi) | India | 2 |
| Rich S | Spain | 81 |
| Ritu Bali | India | 25 |
| Saneh Sharma | USA | 6 |
| Shakti Surf Villas | ||
| Saru | USA | 3 |
| Shaila Datta | USA | 6 |
| Shikha Jaiswal | India | |
| Shila Maa | USA | 9 |
| Somanath | USA | 1 |
| Swati Mitra | India | |
| Udit Sunil | India | 6 |
| Uma Wason | USA | 34 |
| UmaPrabhaMaa | India | 8 |
| Usha | Canada | 58 |
| Vandana Dutta | India | 10 |
| Varun Saxena | India | 1 |
| Vasantha | USA | 9 |
| Vindra Ragoonanan | Trinidad and Tobago | 9 |
| TOTAL # MANTRAS | 463 |