He had been bewildered by Sai Baba's words and now this naked yogi had hit Merwan with a stone. Merwan and Upasni were together inside the temple, but Khodu dared not go near it or interrupt them. He could do nothing but wait.
Khodu was particularly concerned about what Memo would say if something happened to Merwan. He was worried that she was going to blame him for taking Merwan to visit Sai Baba. Now Merwan was wounded and bleeding and, if he were seriously hurt, Khodu knew he would have to face Memo's temper. As hour after hour passed and Merwan did not emerge from the temple, Khodu became more and more worried and frightened about his friend. Night came, and shivering in the bitter cold, Khodu waited near the temple. "Is Merwan hurt?" he wondered. "Has his wound stopped bleeding? What is happening in there?"
Age tried to reassure him: "O Khodu, don't use your intellect. Later, you will understand it. Your langoti dost has now become your Father, and you will have to stay with him and surrender everything at his feet! Merwan has now contacted all five Perfect Masters — and he himself is God. But we are impatient for him to begin his mission and reveal his coming to the world!"
Another day and night passed and Khodu grew increasingly anxious. Finally, after two days and nights, Merwan came out of the temple in the morning with Upasni at his side. Khodu was greatly relieved to see that Merwan was seemingly well, though he did not know how he was going to explain the deep wound on Merwan's forehead to Memo.
Upasni said to Khodu, "Take care of your friend. Make certain you see that he gets back to Poona safely."
Khodu had given all his money to Sai Baba and was relieved to find that Merwan had some. When they reached Poona, Khodu took Merwan to his house and had his wound cleaned and bandaged. Then Khodu took Merwan to Bhopla House and made some excuse to Memo about Merwan falling and injuring his head. Memo accepted the story that Merwan had hurt his head by accident. However, after some months, she blamed Khodu for Merwan's involvement with Upasni Maharaj and would not tolerate Khodu's presence in her house.
Settled back in Poona, Merwan continued his regular visits to Babajan, staying by her side for at least two or three hours every night.