Since the Meher Ashram days, wherever the Master went, he had a boy personally accompany him, and he would bathe, feed and dress him in new clothes. Usually, after a few days, Baba would send these boys home. This particular aspect of Meher Baba's work lasted for almost 28 years, but not once in that long period did the mandali find a boy "worthy" to serve Baba for long.1
After Buasaheb calmed down, Baba discussed his future plans with the mandali.
He informed them, "I have now decided to proceed directly to Nasik. I will remain there in seclusion and Buasaheb will be my mujawar [personal servant], with incense burning all the time!"
It was usual, throughout such journeys, that there would be tension between one of the mandali and Baba. While in Persia, sometimes Masaji would be blamed; at other times, Sidhu. For some days it was Chhagan's turn, and then Buasaheb. Baba's constant taunting would uproot one's mind and profoundly disturb one's sensibility. In this way, each man was taught how to live with, serve, and please the Master.
On Thursday, 7 November 1929, a man named Dinyar Irani came for Baba's darshan, but he was turned away, since Baba was not seeing anyone. Dinyar left disappointed, but what he was to accomplish for Baba would make his story immortal.
Raosaheb, Buasaheb and Chanji did their best to obtain visas, but despite their best efforts, by Saturday afternoon of the 9th they had only succeeded in getting visas from the Persian Consulate. They had yet to procure British visas for entering India, and the British Consul's office closed at 1:00 P.M. that day. Baba wanted to leave on Sunday. To obtain travel documents at such short notice was not an easy task; but relying on Baba's inner help, they entered the consul's office. They were under strict orders not to disclose Baba's identity, so the information they gave was deliberately vague. Failing to get satisfactory replies about the party's avocations, the British Consul refused to issue their visas back into India. Baba was most disappointed when he was informed. Soon after, he sent Raosaheb and Chanji directly to the consul's residence, but again they returned without the visas.
Footnotes
- 1.After decades of searching for the perfect boy, Baba once kissed his own childhood photograph and remarked, "I wanted a boy like him, but could never find one."