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suffering but to die under the spell of devotion. Considering her feeling and faith we gave her lessons in Navakara Mantra. As per her desire we inspired her to take to fasts on alternate days. Alternate fasts for 3 months, the Japa of Navakara and the chanting of the 41st Gatha in amala after all this her disease disappeared, pains were gone and her faith in the Navakara was strengthened.
The Dog took to Pratikramana (Retreat)! While we were in Vihar at a distance of one km. from Anjar, the accompanying Sadhus were stranded behind. A tiger-like dog came in front. It stood on its two legs on its chest and was about to bite the mouth. Due to our Mauna, the Sadhus made an innocent effort to keep it away, but then they failed. It began to chant Navakara by the mouth. Sitting on one side it began to chant the Navakara with a fearless mind. Then came the surprise when it did not attack but left leaving dust raised by the hind leg behind.
Obstruction of Pir Removed. A youth of Paliad was obstructed due to the place of Pir. He came home and began to talk irrelevant things in Urdu. When the chanting of Tirthankara Bhagavan and devi was undertaken, that Pir entered the body to the youth and said :
"I shall not spare him. He has violated the sanctity of my place. I shall take his life!"
I resisted him with the chanting of the Navakara. Then he said : "I am going because you want that." Then the youth returned to his natural state. To-day he leads a happy life in Bombay. According to him, "While departing, the Pir asked me to have faith in my Guru
