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39. Mysterious Beating Disappeared Revered Acharya Shri Indradinnasuriji
Maharaj Saheb
Around the Bodeli Tirtha in the Vadodara district, non-violence is propagated in 500 villages. In Vadodara and Panchmahal districts, in an area spread over 50 miles the Parmar Kshatriyas are observing the Jain faith; they recite the Navakara Mahamantra. We made in this region for 12 years. As a result they have given up addictions to bad habits
One of the villages in the area Duma (Panchmahal) has a population of about a thousand houses. One family is that of Damabhai Bhalsing. He has seven sons and consequently seven independent rooms for them in his house. In one of the rooms there is a mysterious beating but no trace of the person who does the beating. This continued for long; for peace the acorsists were also consulted; everything possible was done but to no effect. In the meanwhile our group of Sadhus went there; I was a Muni then, Acharya still to be. For peace in the house under our presence and advice, an idol of Panchakalyanaka Parshavanth was installed in the house. Relatives were invited from adioinging areas. Pandit Becharbhai was summoned. Worship was gorgeously held. All left. Before our Vihara the entire family collected together around me. They gave details of the happenings in that room. I narrated to them the power of the Navakara and told him :
"Please chant before me pure Navakara if you know it." Ganapatbhai chanted and correctly too. I told him :
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