I have also though the same thing many times. My dad has a super old copy of Sharda Pooran Granth, printed by Boota Singh and Sons I think, really old copy it has about 200 shabads. It has the story by Bh. Mani Singh listed above.
I also have a copy of sankat Mochan it is by Sant Balvinder Singh (anyone know who this is?).
Sankat Mochan seems to be basically 40 day jaaps of a certain shabad (ussually 108 times a day) and Sharda Pooran seems to much longer jaaps and you have to have jot and dhoof and water kumbh etc, etc.
Similar things also come up in Bh.Santokh Singh writings about the Mahatam of Japjee Sahib.
One point though, there are no garauntee's. Even if you do bhagtee there is no garauntee God will accept you. The gifts are only received when he casts his glance upon us and gives it to us. Sometimes he gives without having to do jaaps, sometimes he gives after jaaps done, sometimes he doesn't give you what you want at all or after alot of tests which ususally take you to the a breaking point in life. In which nothing works and you feel broken on the inside...........but sometimes he doesn't do this at all. It' really hard to say.
Lots of people do jaaps for things but never get them...............it's hard sometimes to understand why or why not.
Somebody with higher knowledge pls enlighten us with more understanding and insight........I think Karaj Siddhi is the lower levels of bhagtee, gradually one see'e that it is a never ending circle of desires and one shoud move on towards being content.
When we do jaaps what is the idea behind the tests or imtihans????
Also which is the proper version of the Bh.Mani Singh sharda pooran granth?
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