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robbers from the adjoining villages and they all surrounded our rickshaw. They were there for loot. The rickshaw-driver was slapped and he escaped. Our efforts to reconcile them failed. They closed the Vidyalaya and the children were sent away. Shravaka Shri Jayantilal kept the luggage in the rickshaw and took it up the road. The road was surrounded by those men. No motor passing by dared to wait. I resolved in my mind that on
being free from this, I would take to 12 thousand Japas of Shri Navakara. A bus passed by halted, a man got down and asked them: "Why have you blocked the road?" He was addressed as doctor. I therefore told him :
"Well doctor sir! We are Jain Sadhus on Vihar on foot. We have come for a pilgrimage of the sacred places in Bihar. The rickshaw and luggage are given to us by the Sangh for our pilgrimage. These persons do not understand us and indulge in fault-finding."
In an ordering tone the doctor told them: "Go away!" I requested: "Please do accompany us." He signed us to leave.
Jayantilal held the rickshaw and proceeded. We Munis also followed the rickshaw at top speed.
It was 12 o'clock. We were exhausted. Still we journeyed further and got accommodation and residence in a Sanatani temple. Later on that doctor also arrived and met us. He said: "I got inspiration from within and stopped there. This has saved you. They wanted to loot you. My resolve about the Navakara Mantra directly showed the miracle.
