Japa—the soft recitation of the Kṛṣṇa's holy names as a private meditation, with the aid of 108 prayer beads.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-J-›Japa-the soft recitation of Japa-the soft recitation of the Krsna's holy names as a private meditation, with the aid of 108 prayer beads. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/j/japa-the-soft-recitation-of-the-krsna-s-holy-names-as-a-priv Previous: Janmastami-the celebration of Lord Krsna's appearance in the material world; the eighth lunar day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadra (August-September). The festival of Krsna's birthday. Next: Jarasandha-the King of Magadha. He was killed by Bhima. (Sabha Parva in Mahabharata)