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Then he realized that it was all due to the power of the Navakara Mantra. He said : "Noble lady! You know that I look upon wealth of others as stones. How could I then do this? This is the leela of the Navakara Mantra!" And he narrated to her in details what had happened.
The wife was very happy; her faith in the Mahamantra went deeper!
The propitiator of the Navakara Mahamantra got rich only because he brought home the pebbles.
This is indeed the miracle that the Navakara Mantra can cause.
Saved From Accident This is the story of the two leaders of the Khanpur Sangh in Ahmedabad. They are- Bhuramalji Valaji and Shah Hasmukhlal Mafatlal.
The president of the Sangh Shri Bhuramalji and his wife Patasaben had undertaken a Varasitapa (sacred austerity for a year). His desire was that the breaking of fast at the end of the year should be held in Hastinapur. He told Hasmukhbhai : "Let us go to Hastinapur and then on a pilgrimage to Sametashikhar."
Hasmukhbhai's desire was just the same. He agreed and preparations were made.
The two friends hired a matador and left Ahmedabad on a holy day. On the Akshayatrutiya day in V. S. 2040, the Varasitapa was consumated happily at Hastinapur. Then, with Darshan at several Tirthas, the families reached the Mahatirtha Sametashikhar.
Now, after a very happy pilgrimage, they were to depart after the Darshan of Bhomiyaji Dev: All got seated
