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58. Navakara is My Saviour
Damayantiben Premchand Kapadia
Bandra, Bombay-400 011.
In my father's house, I was preparing flour for rotis. A diamond ring was there in my hand. I placed it in my finger of the leg so that flour would not enter it. Suddenly the telephone bell rang and I went to call a neighbour. I was hardly conscious about the ring at the time. Suddenly in the afternoon, I remember it. All rooms were fully swept. The ring had come from my in-laws. What reply would I give to them? I was reminded of the Navakara and sat down to chant it. I sat on our Patla (wooden plank) and placed my hand for support on the ground. To my very great surprise, the ring was just below my hand!
Once I went on a pilgrimage to Kesariaji and Shankheshvara with my parents. On the advice and instruction of my father, constantly chanted the Navakara. On the way, some passengers of the bus coming from the other side blocked our way and wamed us – "There are dacoits with lances in hand. So, please do not go further." But actually we were in a dangerous area of the jungle where we were, and it was 9 p.m. already! Consequently, we proceeded and found two lancers each on the two sides of the road as per the warning and a heap of stones on the road. Still, under the support of the Navakara Mantra, the expert driver drove away the bus at top speed. All were saved.
In 1984, we went on a yatra-trip to Indore, Nagpur, Makshiji etc. under the auspices of Sambhavajina Mahila Mandal. There were terrible riots on 31/10 due to the
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