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17. Influence of the Navakara Mantra on the Ghost of a Pathan
- Editor
It was the year Samvat 2042. A few days prior to the Chaturmasa, we went to a suburb in Bombay. There was a Kutchi Jain gentleman around 45, who was tortured overmuch because of the black magic of some persons who were jealous of him. He was known to us earlier as one very sincere and frank by nature. As he told us, 20 years back he had no faith whatsoever in black magic. He started believing in black magic today when he is undergoing severe tortures due to black magic.
The soul of some Arab Pathan has entered his body and is tormenting him. He inspires lot of mischiefs in his person. Whenever he approaches some known Tantric to get free from the grip of the spirit, suddenly terrific pain starts in his body and he is not able to go. Doctors have declared him to be totally free from disease. If some Tantric comes, the Tantric himself starts vomitting all of a sudden, so much so that he would not dare to come again to his house!
So many renowned Mantrics have failed to free him from the spirit. Whenever some Mantric makes an effort to cure him, the Arab Pathan within shouts loudly and threatens, in Arabic language, to kill him. The Mantric ultimately fails.
This gentleman has full faith in his family-goddess. Daily prayers, incense etc. are offered to the godess. Sometimes the goddess enters his body and shield him from dangers and enmities. But the goddess is Sattvika in nature (Prakruti) while that Patha's nature is demoniac
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