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brothers. We then proceeded to Ghogha by a tonga from Varatej for the Darshan of Shri Navakhanda Parshvanath. There was unseasonal rain on our return. The tonga reached the bridge of the Nala when all of a sudden the horse stopped. Along with rain, the tide was so severe that we were afraid of the tonga falling down the bridge. We were afraid of being swept away by the waters. We took to collective prayers of Shankeshvara Dada and the Navakara Mantra. I am happy to state that the rain and winds stopped soon and we reached our destination safely!
I have got my elder daughter married in Cochin. Some ten years back, I was roaming on the seashore in the afternoon. I saw some fisherman spreading their nets to catch fish. I commenced mental recitation of the Navakara Mantra so that fishes should not be caught in their nets. For half an hour I chanted the Navakara Mantra over there. In spite of the best efforts of the fishermen, not a fish was caught. No Mantra equals the Navakara, no Mantra will be its equal in future.
