What is the meaning of feeling (Bhava) when one does Japa of a Mantra?
A. He who repeats a Mantra should entertain either the Dasya Bhava (attitude of a servant) or Sishya Bhava (attitude of a disciple) or Putra Bhava (attitude of a son) while doing Japa. He can also have the feeling of a friend, an offspring or of a husband in regard to the Lord. He should have also the feeling or mental attitude that the Lord is seated in his heart, that Sattva or purity is flowing to him from the Lord,, that the Mantra purifies his heart, destroys desires, cravings and evil thoughts, when he does Japa.
