One day Krishna saw a cobra near the women's bungalow. He threw a stone and struck it, but did not kill it. Someone had told him never to let a wounded snake escape, because it would return to bite the person who had injured it. When Krishna was keeping watch by Baba's side that night, Baba asked why he looked so worried.
“”Krishna told him about the wounded snake and Baba inquired, "Was it a cobra?" Krishna said it was and Baba said, "Yes, it must be killed. It will come back and bite you. Are you afraid?"
Krishna said he was not.
At the end of nightwatch at 5:00 A.M. Baba told Krishna to go rest.
“”Before he left, Baba warned him repeatedly, "Be sure to tuck your mosquito net inside your bedding; otherwise, ants might come inside."
Krishna's cot was outside under a mango tree. Soon after lying down, Krishna heard the rustling of leaves and saw the same cobra coming toward him. He shouted to Nilu and Vishnu to bring his stick. Because of the tight mosquito netting around his bed, the cobra had been unable to enter. Krishna killed it with the stick. Baba's warning had saved his life.
During the years he stayed with Baba, Krishna said he killed 47 snakes.
For their return journey to Meherabad, Baba sent for Sarosh to come to Dharwar and drive the Blue Bus to Ahmednagar. The group left on Thursday, 27 November 1941 and spent the night in the dak bungalow at Satara. There, Baba spelled out to Sarosh in front of Chanji, Nilu and Vishnu:
“”This is the last journey of the Blue Bus. You are very lucky to drive myself and the mandali in this bus on its last trip. You were the one who had it built and now it is you who are taking it on its final journey.
This Blue Bus is like the chariot of Krishna, and after my manifestation, people will worship it! This bus should be sold in a lottery among our close ones and the winner should keep it on condition that he does not derive any commercial benefit from it, either by plying it on hire or by selling it.
This bus has great importance, and to keep it is essential. I have done much work through it, and it is Sarosh's great good fortune to be driving God in person on its final run!
That night in Satara, a draft circular was prepared to be sent to 100 select Baba lovers about the raffle.
Baba and all returned to Meherabad the next morning, at 11:30, the 28th. The circular about the Blue Bus was finalized and posted to those concerned.
