Devi's Grace: Maa Mookambika Devi (The Unbelievable Miracles of The Universal Mother)

Devi's Grace is a book about a Hindu Goddess known as Maa Mookambika Devi, The Universal Mother and Her patris (divine messengers), Late Vishnu S. Nayak and his son- Satyendra V. Nayak, who hail from Bengaluru in Karnataka, India. Part one of the book opens with author-Karen Rajesh's self-admission about her quest for spiritual direction and the all elusive guide and mentor to help lead her to her divine creator. Her joy knows no bounds when she comes across Satyendra V. Nayak who is the son of a great divine messenger, Swamiji of a powerful Hindu goddess known as Maa Mookambika Devi. Karen considers her meeting with Satyendraji fortuitous and is at once drawn to the divine entity called 'Devimaa'. She embarks on a mission to find out as much as possible about the goddess. Her curiosity leads her to delve into the abyss of information about late Swamiji and his initiation as a patri (divine messenger) of Devi. Through the words of Satyendraji (Swamiji's son), Karen finds herself drawn into the amazing world of Devi and Her first patri and his tumultuous metamorphosis from family man to swami, his incredible journey and the miracles he helped perform by the powers invested in him by Maa Mookambika Devi. The latter half of part one is devoted to first hand accounts of the various devotees of Swamiji. Karen visits the Bengaluru temple of Devi, built by Swamiji and finds it all and much more than she expected it to be. She is swept by the emotional tide of love and longing displayed by late Swamiji's devotees and she leaves the temple to return home to Mumbai with feelings of sadness, regret and yearning for a guide and guru like Swamiji. Part two essays Karen's spiritual revelation wherein her prayers are answered by Devi in a beautiful dream and she comes to a happy realisation that her guru and Devi's next patri is none other than Satyendraji (late Swamiji's eldest son). Happy with Devi's choice of a patri, Karen pens down her elated thoughts on paper and when it is read by Satyendraji, he tells her that Devi has chosen her to write a book that would help to spread Her divine message. Deliriously happy, Karen cannot believe her good fortune that not only did she find her guru but she also got the most wonderful platform to showcase her love and devotion to Devi. Guruji (as Satyendraji is known to all his devotees) gives his blessing to Karen and urges her to embark on this holy mission with the help of another devotee (co-author Vishal Desai) whose family have been devotees since Swamiji's time. Together they decide to commence their humongous task by going to the place where it all began for Satyendraji's family; Mookambika Bhakta Mandali in Bengaluru, the temple which late Swamiji had built in honor of Devi. In order to understand more keenly the full impact of Devi's divine mission, both Karen and Vishal obtain Guruji's approval to travel along side him to various places and events both religious and otherwise. Guruji's (Satyendraji) kind and humble countenance touched the lives of all those whom he came in touch with and the power of the Universal Mother left its irrevocable impact on them such that they knew without doubt that Satyendraji was Devi's patri. Guru Satyendraji's journey for the past eighteen months leading up to the wonderful Chandika Homa on 5th December 2010 in Mumbai wherein Devi through Guru Satyendraji in a trance proclaims emphatically to all present, that She wanted Her patri Satyendraji to ensure that he carries out Her stone idol consecration to complete the divine task that was given to his father (Swamiji). The book ends with a promise to enthral its readers with another volume on the upcoming Prana Pratistha of Devi (stone idol consecration) in the Bengaluru temple and Guru Satyendraji's divine power scaling new heights.