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"Well sir!" He said : "I had very deep faith in the Navakara. One day, some juggler (Madari) came to our town. He was showing some small and big magical charms and the spectators were simply spell-bound by these. Large groups of people came to witness his magical charms. I too was one of the spectators and the magic was about to start. The charms were commenced. In one charm the juggler made one of the spectators hold an empty vessel in his hand. The person to hold it was in great enthusiasm. The magician chanted some Mantra whereby the vessel began to get hot on its own. The person who held it placed it down and left. With curiosity then, I went to the charmer and offered to hold it. He said :
"You will run away leaving it down." "But do give it to me!" I said.
With all looking at me, I took the vessel in my hand and he started chanting the Mantra.
On my side, I too was wondering as to what I should do. I was just then reminded of the Navakara. I gathered all my faith within my heart and began to chant the Mantra.
. And There was a Miracle The vessel that was getting hot in one and all hands, remained just as it was in my hands for long.
The charmer asked : "Has it gone hot?" I replied : "It is totally cold.”
The charmer was surprised as to how this could happen. What was the drawback? Any deficiency? He then chanted the Mantras again. But once more he failed thanks to the power of the Navakara Mahamantra. The
