This is well with Valmiki. Mara is the Sanskrit word for evil, and it fit his deposition. So crazed with desire for wealth, Valmiki sat down and started chanting the mantra over and over, day and night. " Mara, Mara, Mara".
As he sat there, Valmiki's heart began to feel lighter. Tremendous peace filled his mind, and he experienced real joy for the first time in many, many years. The he realized with a shock that the Sadhu, in having him chant " Mara, Mara", had tricked him into chanting " Rama, Rama", as the syllables ran together. Rama of course, is the name of God. While Valmiki had been sitting there lusting for gold, the divine vibrations of God's name had been purifying his mind.
Valmiki had become the Wealthiest man in the world. He now had the most valuable thing a person could possibly possess: the living presence of God in his heart.
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