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Gurudev concentrated on the Trikarana and Triyoga and then on the Navakara Mahamantra. He then went to sleep. It was around 4 a. m. Gurudev heard these words in his ears:
"Why are you worried? You have in your possession the Mahamantra that holds the very purport of 14 Poorvas. Take to Athama Tapa and the Japa."
On hearing these words, he was awakened from his sleep and in no time joined himself in the Japa.
At the time of early morning one Muni was going for Gochari. He was instructed by Guruji. "Bring not anything for me today."
"Why Sir?"
"Today, I shall have my fast."
"But Sir! Your medicines are to be taken!"
"Now all medicines are to be discarded. I now take to the best of the medicines that is the Navakara Mahamantra. In a period of 3 days he chanted 11 lakh Mantras and took to austerity. The vision gradually brightened and got enriched. Then his vision remained as it was right up to the year V. S. 2037. This is the miraculous work of the Mahamantra. The Navakara is the desire-yielding tree of the modern days of the Kali age. We should take to it with a spirit of renunciation and utmost faith.
