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55. The Navakara Mahamantra Never Was An Equal of It In the past, Never Shall
One Be In Future.
Devajibhai Damji Khona
Nema Vihar, A/11-12, 1160, Murar Road, Mulund (West),
Bombay-80
I was born in a cultured Jain family due to the rise of merit of the past births. Elders had inspired me to chant the Navakara Mantra thrice before going to bed as also in journey, pilgrimage or some sacred event. When I was in the fifth class in my school, our teacher had instructed Jain students to recite the Navakara seven times and the non-Jain students to remember in prayer as their family deity. This goes on regularly since last 62 years. In school and college both I recited the Navakara Mantra thrice and then only wrote my answers at the examinations. This resulted in very good marks. Consequently, my faith in the Navakara went higher and higher every day. Twenty years back I had a very pleasant dream. When I narrated it before our Revered Acharya Shri Vijayalaxmansurishvarji, he inspired me to take to the counting of one mala of Shri Navakara daily. In Samvat 2024, under the inspiration of Revered Munishri Tattvanandavijayaji M.S., I resumed the Japa of nine lakh Mahamantras. The propitiation of the Mahamantra has been of immense advantage to me. I narrate here in brief an incident or two for the enrichment of the faith of my worthy readers.
Before the years 62/63, we had our pilgrimage of Siddhachala along with my revered parents and younger
