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and we were ordered: "Give away everything." But in the nick of time there was a miracle. The intellect of the goondas fell flat, they could not do anything. At that time there were 5000 Rs. in my bag and a gold chain and ring and wrist-watch on my body. They said: "Run away! Run away at once!" We too ran away and escaped. This was all due to the indescribable Chintamani that the Mahamantra is.
Now, when that scene stands before my eyes, tears roll down my eyes. My heart concedes that this Navakara is my defender, and I have become its staunch follower.
That day, on returning home, when I related the incident to my elders and family members, their eyes too were full of tears. All proclaimed with one voice: "The Mantra is small but its glory is great."
