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At a distance of half a kilometre from the caves, the conductor of the bus and the driver waited till midnight. They even came near the cave, and, finding no cellar, they returned to the Arodi town.
As the earthquake had affected a vast area, all were waiting in all anxiety at the Araoi town for the bus. When the bus returned empty early morning, the whole town got terror-stricken. As the students of the town, students of the adjoining town, teachers and all did not return, all necessary information was gathered from the driver and the conductor - wealthy as the father of Piyush was, they went right upto the Shankhalpur caves, but could not trace it. As they saw vast stones all-round, they thought that perhaps party might have gone to some other spot; they might have lost their way due to the earthquake. All men of Arodi returned at night. Even the villagers of Shankhalpur went in search of the cave, but they could not trace the spot. The stone-slab had covered up the cave that much.
The students and teachers imprisoned in the cave started getting weaker and weaker; there was no water to drink or food to eat. They were constantly saying prayers.
Piyush was full of courage, seated at a spot and busy chanting the Navakara on his mala. With more and more chanting, he felt as if his strength and healthiness were growing. He told one and all : "Well friends! sirs! Keep your faith intact. We will most certainly have our saviour." All knew so well that the huge stoneslab could not be removed.
Ten days passed. All efforts of the townsmen of Arodi failed.
| 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 |