The special feature of this hospital will be that the hopeless in the worst possible condition of diseases will be collected and kept as patients under medical treatment.
On the evening of 25 November 1936, Baba's message to the Associated Press was broadcast on the radio in a daily news bulletin from Delhi. The mandali at Meherabad heard it being broadcast, and Baba, too, was likely listening.1
The following day, Baba was driven to Rahuri and then Nasik, stopping en route to greet Gulmai at Khushru Quarters and the Satha family at Akbar Press. At Rahuri, Baba saw the new one-room, brick quarters which had been constructed while he was in Europe. His new residence, built on a platform, was the only pucca (permanent) building in the ashram amidst the thatched huts where the mandali and inmates resided. It became known as the Rahuri Cabin.
In Nasik, while out for a morning stroll with Chanji on 28 November, Baba was joined by a Brahmin teacher who did not recognize him. The Brahmin, a learned authority on the Hindu scriptures, mentioned the arrival of Meher Baba, as reported in the newspapers and then opined how wrong it was to worship a human being. He launched into a long lecture on "true spirituality," quoting Sanskrit verses. Baba stopped him and told Chanji to reveal his identity and convey his blessings. The Brahmin was abashed and turned pale. His previous scornful attitude turned reproachful, and he even stated, as he fell at Baba's feet, "It is my great good fortune to have your darshan."
Baba was not allowing anyone to touch his feet, but he made an exception for the "learned" Brahmin and permitted it.
Footnotes
- 1.Chanji had brought their luggage to Meherabad that morning, after meeting Turner in Bombay and proofreading what he had written. It is likely that the radio broadcast contained part of Turner's copy.