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the midst of misery. By constant meditation of this mahamantra, even the most baneful of Karmas are destroyed; all kinds of sins are annihilated; happiness, supernatural powers and spiritual attainments are gained in this world as well as the next; dense and deeprooted(NIKACHIT) Karmas are destroyed; sins acquired during several births ceare to exist. Fetters of births and death are broken; the soul thus saved from the miseries of evil births and freed from Karmas becomes pare, spotless and chaste. By chanting this mantra at the dawn, the whole day passes happily. By remembering this at the time of death, the-soul is likely to acquire a better position in the next incarnation. Howsoever, our description of its divine excellence may be it will always be wanting in words. Even by chanting only one letter of this mantra with oneness of mind, word, body the dire Karmas acquired during innumerable' years get destroyed. Chant this mantra more and more, get absorbed in and become one with it. Do keep on uttering it incessantly, while walking, lying down, standing or sitting, do always remember it, buț: do. this. without a desire for any return, and your.' salvation is in sight. .
In this, we have the praise ofthė „Highest
