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worsened day by day. When the visits to all renowned experts in India drew a blank, Ratanchand ran to America and spent lakhs after treatment. All was in vain, Ratanchand lost all hope of survival and returned to Bombay.
After returning to Bombay, a moment arrived when his attention steadied on the Navakara Mahamantra. He had chanted the Mahamantra very often, had heard lots about its glory, but all without faith or confidence. Now faith and confidence developed. He thought to himself :
"What would be wrong if I throw away all these medicines in the ocean, lay my life on the lap of the Mantra and die in peace and meditation?" He firmly resolved to acquire peace and meditation at the moment of death.
It was 25th February of the year 1950. It had arrived as if with a message of death. The throat of Ratanchand had swollen so very much that even one drop of water could not go in. His thirst was so very acute that he would drink a full tank of it. Dr. Bharucha, a renowned expert in cancer, took this state as a message of death. Near relatives were summoned. Ratanchand knew what it meant. The doctor left and Ratanchand said :
"Throw away all these medicines into the sea! Let all these pipelines thrust on my mouth go waste! I want not one empty bottle of medicine in my room! I remained unsuccessful to live my life in peace and meditation, but now, I do not desire to meet death in this manner. I am now a guest of a few hours. Let me place myself on the lap of this Mahamantra and die in peace. Let no one therefore disturb me in my room in my final meditation. I
| SR No. | 032462 |
| Book Title | Miracles Of Mahamantra Navkar |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Mahodaysagar |
| Publisher | Kastur Prakashan Trust |
| Publication Year | 1995 |
| Total Pages | 360 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 27 MB |