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We reply: "Well sir! we have chanted again and again. But find no reward."
Actually what is expected is that we should get completely engrossed in the Japa of the Mantra; forget the whole world for the time.
The scripture-writers tell us: "Every letter of the Navakara has the power to erase sins of the measure of seven seas. Meditation to the full on each of the Padas and on the whole Mantra annihilate sins worth 50 seas and 500 seas."
One who counts and chants this Mantra never suffers hell or goes down in animal state or hell.
No Mantra in the whole world is an equal to the Navakara. Let man therefore take recourse only to this Mantra.
Whereby man becomes God ...!
This is a recent incident, a true event of Samvat 1997-98.
Shivaganj in Marwad has a big population of Jains. A rich man over there fell sick. The ailment worsened. His sister's husband was in Madras. He thought of paying a visit to his brother-in-law because he was ill and of age. But he could not go due to so many worldly problems and his relative died. The dead man came in his dream, had dialogue with him, and he said: "I am talking to you from the Vyantara-loka."
"From Vyantara-loka! It is surprising! How could you reach there?"
Vyantaradeva replied: "You are quite right. My life was not that much noble, not good enough and ideal to win this high world for me. But, when I was bed-ridden and there was no hope of my recovery, Guru Maharaj
