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Once, when you were installed in Khambhat, I and my atheist friends happened to hear your sermon in which you said this about the Navakara Mantra.
"Namaskara is the mother that gives birth to the body in form of Punya; it is the resort of rest for the swan in form of Jiva." :
"The Japa of the Navakara Mantra gives rise of sacred Karmas in the Atma and unholy Karmas get diffused. Karmas of earlier birth get quelled and one acquires knowledge of the nature of the world. Knowledge becomes easy to come across. Thereby the Jiva earns the Punya-Karma that leads to the acquirement of the dharma laid down by the Omniscient."
The Sadhaka should firmly fix in his mind that the Japa of this sacred Mantra will lead to the success of my goal of life.”
Thad then simply laughed in my mind. Then, I went to Java for business and the matter was off my mind.
I went to Java and filled so much of goods in ships. Our voyage was on without any disturbance. The port of Khambhat was almost in the vicinity. Just then a tide upset our ships. The ships proceeded towards the midsea miles at a time. Vast tide-waves overturned our ships. An unforeseen tide it was!
And ... and ... in no time our ships were broken to pieces. Our men were totally helpless; they disappeared in no time as if !
But ... but ... some merit of previous life came in the way and I got attached to a plank. My companions were drowned, my goods went down the sea ... only I and ... it
