Bomanji, Baily, Dastur, Padri, Ramjoo and the mast, Mastan, were to stay behind in Meherabad. Rustom and the women mandali remained in Nasik. Babu Cyclewalla had relocated from Nasik to Manmad.
During this period, there were still five other Prem Ashram boys with whom Baba maintained close connection; they were staying at Akbar Press. Against his wishes, fifteen-year-old Vasant was staying at his parents' home in the village of Jamkhed, where he would barely speak to anyone, and answer only in monosyllables.
Baba had once observed about the boy, "He is almost a saint already!"
On Sunday, 1 September, Baba remarked, "Vasant is the best of the Prem Ashram boys. I must not leave Meherabad on my next tour without giving him the benefit of my company for at least half an hour. If he learned that I was here and had left without seeing him, he would feel so bad he might even die!"
The next day, Baba was driven the 60 miles to Jamkhed especially to meet this lucky youth. Vasant was overjoyed at the good fortune of having Baba's darshan, and was profoundly humbled to know that the Master had come so far to see him.
In order to secure passports and visas required to visit Persia, Baba left Meherabad for Bombay on 3 September 1929, two weeks prior to his scheduled departure. Chanji, Gustadji, and Ramjoo accompanied him, among others. In Bombay, Baba was accommodated at Naval and Dina Talati's apartment in the Shivlal Motilal building on Bellasis Road at Byculla. Many new devotees came into the Master's contact during his weeklong stay there.
At first Baba instructed Dina not to allow anyone to enter the house for darshan unless he called them. So she stood at the entrance of her home to prevent people from coming inside. But there were two entrances to the residence. "As soon as I told someone of Baba's orders from the front door," Dina recalled, "Baba would send one of the mandali to call the person from the other door, give them darshan, talk to them, and even ask them to stay for lunch!"
When they were leaving, they criticized Dina, "Don't think this is your house. The house where God is staying belongs to all!"
Dina replied helplessly, "It was not my idea; it was Baba's order! What could I do?"
After a few days, Dina decided to stop preventing people from entering. Baba scolded her. Dina said, "Whenever I do that, you send someone from the other door and invite them in, and then they abuse me."
Baba said, "What of it? Whatever abuses you receive are a gift from your Master. You only have to carry out my instructions. It is up to me and my discretion whether or not I call someone."
After supper, Baba would go each day for a walk or a drive, in a car or a victoria. He would ask for his meal at any time and Dina always had to keep it ready. Even after Baba had finished a meal, Dina would keep a portion aside, knowing that Baba might be hungry again later. Dina thought to herself proudly, "How well I serve the Master. No one is able to serve him as I do. According to his order, whenever Baba needs anything — at any time of the day or night — I supply it immediately. Is there anyone else who can do this?"