The quantity of milk taken during the whole day must not exceed one and a half seers. The quantity of sugar must not exceed eight tablespoonfuls during the whole day. Water and aerated soda water can be taken as much as desired.
From August 1, 1941 to February 15, 1942, Gustadji Hansotia, K. J. Pleader, Swami Bhabananda and Savak Kotwal will retire into seclusion in the mountains, as I will order.
Regarding his upcoming 47th birthday in 1941, Baba had already announced:
This year, being the most important one in spiritual history, my birthday, falling on February 15th, will not be celebrated publicly or privately.
Memo arrived in Jaipur on 17 February 1941, "to give the others ample opportunities for control," as Baba had put it, accompanied by her son Jalbhai. Baba was away, however, when his mother and brother arrived.
One of the men who had helped in the poor program, Agrawal, was a well-known lawyer in Jaipur. He asked Baba to permit public darshan, but Baba refused. Baba did, however, allow Norina to deliver two lectures about him in Jaipur — one to a group of lawyers on 18 January, and another for the general public on 13 February.
Dr. Deshmukh then invited Norina to give a lecture at Nagpur University, where he taught philosophy. With Baba's consent, she went there on 18 February. Her lecture was so effective, three students, Ram P. Pankhraj, Abdul Majid Khan and Narayan (Nana) Gopal Kher, came into Baba's close contact after hearing her speak.
Abdul Khan's mother had recently expired, and the shock was so severe he had wept for days. But after Norina's lecture, he was so impressed by her speech, he requested an interview, and went to Deshmukh's house the day after the lecture to meet her. Abdul poured out his heart, telling Norina how depressed he had been since his mother's death. Norina spoke to him tenderly about Baba. He was so comforted he took Norina to be "God's angel," and all his sorrows and grief went away.
Norina later spoke to Baba about the young man and Baba sent him this message: " Feel you are watched by me."
Plans for a journey by Baba and the group to Quetta had already begun. Eruch was called to Jaipur from Bangalore, and was given the duty of driving the Blue Bus. Elizabeth would drive her own car, with Baba, Mehera and a few others.