After lunch, they left Gwalior at two in the afternoon, reaching Agra that evening.
At this point of the journey, as had happened in the past, Chhagan was in a bad mood and not talking to anyone. In Agra, they stayed in the Empress Hotel in the cantonment area, and Baba remarked that they would stay in Agra for only a day.
The next morning, Baba gathered the mandali at about eight o'clock. He questioned Chhagan about his sour disposition, which had been gloomy since the previous day. Baba then stated:
This frequent losing of temper and being out of mood is of no use, particularly in the company of your Master, whose will, wish, and word must be your law. Hafiz says,
"I cherish my enemies and allow my friends to perish. But none dare question the wisdom of my wish."
So whenever I tell you to do a thing, never question why. Only say, "Yes, Sir," not merely outwardly, but inwardly from the bottom of your heart, and act accordingly. That is your real service to your Master, even if you know or pursue absolutely nothing of the Path, meditation, and spiritual things. Only this service to your Master enables you to enter the Path, and it is superior to all other devotional and yogic practices.
The disciple Kalyan knew absolutely nothing except literal obedience to every word of his Master, Ramdas. Kalyan received his reward in due time, and so will you. It is rather you all who should together make every effort to keep me pleased always. That is your duty. But here, on the contrary, I have to humiliate myself to come and ask you each and every time when one of you is out of sorts, whether he is all right or not. I have to humor and pacify him, praise, flatter, and tickle him under the chin to bring him around. That is not at all good for you or befitting.
Can you not do only this much for me? Just listen to my word and obey. Be a man if you keep a mustache! Otherwise, shave it off and act like a woman [weak].
Further addressing Chhagan, Baba spelled out:
Take a drum and go to the bazaar and beat it like the eunuch that you are!