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This took me to the refuge and shelter of Shri Navakara, with the deep feeling that “Only you are the protector, my only refuge." And from the innermost depth of my heart came out the words : "Namo Arihantanam ..... Namo Siddhanam ......" | continued to chant the Mantra .... I was lost in the chanting.
Thus it was that I did not ask for morphia injection for full three hours. I was steady in meditation in my bed.
As a result, vomits came to a stop after ten minutes. The unbearable pains of the back normalised. Gross restlessness to suffering and pain disappeared. I was engrossed in mentally chanting the Navakara Mahamantra and experiencing unique inner peace.
My wife did not disturb me. She felt that I was asleep, or may be, under the influence of intoxication. She went to our room for her bath.
The nurse in my care saw me steady in my bed. She tried to awaken me, felt my pulse and called the surgeon Dr. Nicholson by phone urgently.
Dr. Nicholson came in no time. He examined my heart, blood pressure, pulse etc. and felt that I was very much better. This he felt when he compared my condition to that reported in the chart earlier.
Dr. Nicholson felt confused. The physical condition is not serious. Still, how is it that the patient does not speak? The condition of unconsciousness is not visible. Dr. Nicholson spoke twice or thrice “Dr. Jhaveri ..... Dr. Jhaveri ....." I became conscious to the surprise of the doctor.
Dr. Nicholson asked : "How do you feel? Why don't you speak? Were you unconscious ?"
