After Baba met with Rustom, Adi drove him back to Gyas Manzil at 10:30 A.M.
There, Baba directed him, "Be back at twelve sharp!" Adi agreed and Baba again warned him, "I have some important work, so be sure to return by noon."
Adi drove back to Rustom's garage, where Rustom asked him to drive some General Motors officials to the travelers' rest house. Adi thought there was still plenty of time so he agreed, but Rustom kept talking with the men. Adi finally insisted, "We must leave now, as I have to pick up Baba at twelve o'clock."
The men got in the car. Adi began driving very fast to the dak bungalow. He was almost there when he approached a culvert where a few small children were playing. One of them pushed a little girl who fell in front of Adi's car. He swerved to avoid her, but she was struck by the back fender. Adi got out of the car and saw that blood was oozing from her mouth. The businessmen also got out, and Adi told them to walk the rest of the way. He put the girl in the car and glanced at his watch. It was exactly 12:00.
Adi took the girl to the hospital and then drove to Gyas Manzil. Baba was standing on the verandah.
He looked annoyed and asked, "What happened? Why are you late?"
"Baba, I had an accident," Adi cried, and he sorrowfully described what had happened.
Baba was furious and bitterly remarked, "I hope they put you in jail! What can I do now? You disobeyed me!"
Adi was pale with fear and remorse.
Baba consoled him, "Don't worry; but never forget to follow my orders literally."
The girl died and a lawsuit was filed against Adi; it dragged on in court for four months. However, in the end, Adi was found not guilty of negligent homicide, but was fined for not reporting the accident to the police. He went through a very depressing and anxious period for having disobeyed Baba.
On Wednesday 19 February 1930, Khansaheb (Rustom and Adi's father) suddenly came to Nasik and was brought to Gyas Manzil by Baba's mother. Baba spent an hour talking with him (probably about Adi's trouble).
Pudumjee too had a private audience with Baba that day, and Dattu Mehendarge was sent home at the insistence of his mother.
When Baba was at Akbar Press at the end of January, he had explained the different duties of walis, pirs, and Perfect Masters, stating: "Walis manage and are directly connected with the gross world; pirs manage and are directly connected with the subtle and mental worlds; and Perfect Masters are above all but work through them."