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64. Shri Navakara - The Annihilator
of Obstacles Susadhvi Shri Chandraprabhashriji
Kutchi Bhavan,
Palitana
In the year Samvat 2030, we two were proceeding to Thana Jamangar for our Chaturmas. Those were the days of extreme heat; there was no ease anywhere. We therefore sat in the back side of the Upashraya for Pakkhi Pratikramana. As soon as we commenced the Chaityavandan and Ashtottari, slow breezes started and the sky got overcast with clouds. Breezes turned to tidy winds with the very resumption of the Pakkhisutra. Windows and doors started making loud noises. The ninth Smarana started and it began to rain. Lightning was frightening. Rains entered the room through the windows; nothing was visible because of blinding darkness. Tiles of the roof were not complete and the Upashraya began to be filled with water. There was no movement outside. A tailor in the adjoining shop sat inactive. I told my pupil Sadhvishri Vijayapurna Shri : "Let us give up all else and be seated in remembering our mother Navakara." We brought our two Asanas near, chanted the Parameshthi Mantra and got engrossed in the Japa of the Navakara. This went on for about 1; hour. We were trembling because of severe winds. Our mother Navakara saved us, her two children. The whole Upashraya was full of water except for four cupboards and our two Asanas. At ten the winds and rains came to a stop. A devoted Lohana gentleman brought in a lamp. We opened the door only to
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