Illustrated Namokara Mahamantra

Author(s): Shreechand Surana, Surendra Bothra
Publisher: Diwakar Prakashan

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When the courage tires, worldly support crumbles and there is not a ray of hope, man turns towards religion. Only religion provides him an alround protection. Gulābcand Bhãi also thought of religion. He thought-Why not chant the navakāra mantra, that is the only hope now.
It was half past seven in the evening. The doors of the house were closed. Seeing the last moments approaching he begged pardon from his family members and all the beings in the world. After this he wished that all the beings be happy, healthy and flourishing. Then Gulabcand Bhai drowned himself in the chanting and practice of navakāra mantra. With the increasing concentration on navakära mantra the agony slowly reduced. No desire was left except that of a purer next life.
Driven by such extreme melancholy, when a man submits to religion he forgets everything else due to the resultant acuteness of faith. This acuteness of faith hastens the success in practices.
At eleven in the night Gulābcand Bhăī vomited profusely and became unconscious due to extreme weakness. What happened was that the chanting of the navakära mantra with such deep concentration showed its results, the cancerous infection and the contaminated blood was thrown out and the patient was cured.
Although he had fainted due to weakness, the family members took it to be the coma before death. He is not going to come out of this coma, they thought, and started wailing and crying. But after sometime Gulābcand Bhāi regained consciousness. As he was got rid of the disease, he felt relieved and light. It felt as if the dark clouds of torture had dispersed. He asked for water and drank two-three tumblers full.
The family members also felt relieved. A ray of hope flickered. The person who could not even gulp a mouthful of water had consumed two-three tumblers. It was a sure sign of an improved condition.
His mother asked, "Son ! have some milk." Gulābcand Bhai said, “Bring it please, I shall try to drink."
The mother brought some milk. Gulābcand Bhai drank one cup of milk. He had a sound sleep. When he got up in the morning he felt exhilarated. He took tea. After four five days he started taking liquid and semi-solid food. He started regaining energy and alertness.
Gulābcand Bhāi had a direct experience of the efficacy of the navakāra mantra. He started silently chanting the navakara mantra all the time and wishing that all beings be happy and healthy. After about a week, when Guläbchand Bhāi went with his family doctor to meet the specialist, he was astonished. He had given only a day or two of life to Gulābcand Bhai. He asked Gulābcand Bhai, “Under whose treatment you recovered.” He replied, "I have simply called the God's name. I have not taken any medicine."
How could the doctor believe that the God's name had cured Gulābcand Bhai? He asked a lot of questions, but how long could he continue asking and what new could Gulābcand Bhäi relate?, he had only chanted the navakara mantra. In the end the doctor stopped enquiring. • After this he got many other worldly benefits due to the chanting of navakara mantra. He got house and shop of his liking without any premium. He could meet the desired person without any difficulty. Any economic problem would also be solved automatically. The chanting of navakāra mantra made his life happy.
(This incident happened in the year 1945 A. D.). His address is as follows: Sri Gulābcand Bhai Khimcand Master, Near Nemiswara Temple, Ambali Falī, Jamnagar (Saurashtra) (Based on the book 'Acintya Cintamani Navakāra' by Muni Amarendra Vijaya ji)
(Courtesy : Mahamantra Namokara by Upadhyāya Kewal Muni)
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