We took her straight to a good pediatrician, who immediately called in the top neurologist in the city. He ordered a CT scan and then, seeing the results, he sent us to a very good neurosurgeon, who has his own private hospital. Revati was admitted straight away. The symptoms continued through the night, and we found out that the clear fluid from her nose was the brain fluid (cerebrospinal fluid (CFS)) leaking out. The scan clearly showed a fracture in the floor of her brain, from which the brain fluid was escaping. Also her brain was swollen and blood was pooling there, causing pressure. She had extreme pain in her head which was unabated since the accident. The doctors worked on her for a couple of days, giving her medicine intravenously. The whites of her eyes became totally red. She was like a limp rag with little interest in anything. Finally, the doctors said that early the next morning, they would do a special scan showing all the sections of her brain to determine the exact extent of the injuries, and then would probably decide to operate to repair the damage. They would tell us their decision by 9 am. I phoned Pankajanghri Prabhu, explaining the situation and asking him to please pray to Lord Nrsimhadeva. He immediately said he would do a full puja (offering) between 5 and 7 a.m., complete with abhisekha (bathing of the Deity) and everything else. This was the time of the special scan. The next morning when I met the doctors, they looked amazed and said that the new scan showed that the injuries were miraculously almost healed. All the
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