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31. The Suffering Due to Hypatitis Came to
An End
Smt. Panbai Raishi Harashi Gala
(Unadothvala) Arihanta-A/4, Gokhale Road,
Mulund (East), Bombay-400 081
In Samvat 2026, suddenly acute pain started in my stomach. Actually, some twelve months back my hunger had disappeared. The doctor stated that there was swelling over the liver. A course of ten injections was then prescribed. But the doctor was at a distance of 8 miles and transport facility of bus was not available. I could not afford the visits of the doctor at home. I therefore neglected. Fasts etc. were easy due to want of hunger. I therefore took to fasts of twenty Sthanaks. I felt better thereby.
But then one day the whole body was got stiffed. First there was mild pain in the stomach. After some days actue pain started. Doctors were consulted in Mandvi etc. They advised operation which was possible only in Ahmedabad or Bombay. My husband was in service abroad. He was called by telegram. He took some ten days to reach. Acute shooting pain continued in the meanwhile. In the meanwhile I thought this way : "Operation will be possible only in Bombay. If I die, there will be no one to sing the Navakara to me. I then learnt that my most revered, Yoganishtha preceptor Shri Gunodayashriji M. S. was present for Chaturmasa. It was the month of Ashadh and there were heavy rains.
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