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The Navakara Mantra has saved me several times in my life. The memorizing of the Mantra has saved me in many calamities and obstacles. The effect of the Navakara has saved me and kept me safe in the course of Vihara, attacks, calamities and what not! I have thus known and realized and adopted the Mantra.
Since last 25 years, I am suffering from severe pains of an incurable disease. Peptic ulcer and 4 operations of the intestine, I have undergone. During the course of the last operation, all were frightened; it was a very dangerous, risky operation. I was on a stretcher, with mala in hand. I was mentally chanting the Mantra. The Sadhvi who accompanied me asked - "Are you in peace?" | raised my hand up. The operation was successful. I was hospitalised for a month and my Japa was on for the whole day. For seven days, in the face of unbearable pains, not a drop of water was given. Then I had "The Navakara Mantra and Uvasaggahara Stotra" on one side, the Navakara Mantra along with Logassa Sutra on the other, and pondering over the lives of great saints and Mahasatis on the third. Self-study and Mauna also accompanied. I returned to the Upashraya from the hospital. During the course of rest, reading, pondering and meditation continued. In all faith and concentration, the Navakara Mantra is woven in life!
The propitiation of the Navakara and the Japa and Aradhana also continued. I owned the Navakara Mahamantra in all devotion.
During the course of one Vihara, it happened that a poisonous king of snakes sat steady with its hood raised. We were frightened. We went up, we ran and went up a
