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Malatiben was very straightforward by nature. She was intelligent and had the sweet tongue. No body could stand with her regarding the efficiency of her work. Inspite of that, clouds of calamity fell on her. She had two sons. Then all of a sudden her husband met with an accident. He lost both his legs. His right hand became invalid. It was for show only. Luckily he could save his life. Malatiben had to take over all the responsibilities of the family. She had passed four or five years of her married life. Hence they had not saved a big amount. She owned a flat only.

She was very much perplexed with miseries. But she did not let her husband know the least about her embarrassment by her behavior. She encouraged her husband by cheering him up.

Happiness leads you to the goldsmith and unhappiness inspires you to go at the feet of Lord Rama. According to that proverb, Malatiben surrendered to God Rama. Only by the grace of God, one can come out safely through such calamities. She began to ponder as to what to do to find out safe way.

All of a sudden she remembered that her Sushiben her maternal aunt, used to observe Vaibhava Laxmi Vrat and used to celebrate it whenever she happened to be in difficulty. She praised the Vrat very much. Once upon a time her maternal aunt had invited her at the time of celebration of Vrat and had given a book of Vrat too. Oh! The book of the Vrat!

She had kept it in one of the corners of her cupboard. Malatiben at once got up and found out that book. She looked at Shree Yantra the Amulet of Goddess Laxmiji, and also various incarnations of Laxmiji in the book. She read the rites of the Vrat and also the miracles of the Goddess. She began to think, "Should I observe the Vrat? Goddess Laxmiji would certainly show me some way." And while sitting there and then only, she took an oath to observe Vaibhava Laxmi Vrat for eleven Friday, and with great devotion she started to observe the Vaibhava Laxmi Vrat from the following Friday.

On the fifth Friday Reema, her friend of college-career came to visit her.

Both talked about their happiness and unhappiness with each other.

Hearing Malatiben’s miseries, Reema said to her, "Malati! Start a beauty parlor. Again your hand is that of an artist. What a great art you have achieved! You can spare one room from your flat for your beauty parlor.

Our next door neighbor wants to sell out the furniture and other equipment of the beauty parlor. Our neighbor wants to go abroad and she wants to sell everything as soon as possible. I have good relations with my neighbor.

She would give you at concessional rate and that too by installments."

Malatiben became very much pleased with that proposal. She immediately asked her husband about the same and got his permission, and within a week only, she started her beauty parlor at her place.

By the grace of Goddess Laxmi, her beauty parlor got established very well.

Thus by the pious influence of Vaibhava Laxmi Vrat Malatiben could find the path of progress. Within a year her financial condition was at the top and she started a new air-conditioned beauty parlor buying the neighboring flat.

Such is the wonderful power of Vaibhava Laxmi Vrat.