He also looked over and signed an itinerary drawn up by Adi for an upcoming mast trip to Ajmer. They were to have traveled to Peshawar and Lahore, also, but Baba crossed them off the schedule. It was pouring down rain on the 18th.
During this seclusion, Baba expressed a wish to hear qawaali singing and, on 18 July, Baidul brought a local qawaal with a group of musicians. The singing began, but within two minutes Baba left the room and beckoned Adi to follow him.
With the door shut to his room, he revealed to Adi, "To lessen the great Universal burden, I wanted to take it easy and relax by hearing a qawaal. From where on earth did Baidul bring this man? Is he singing or what?"
Baba sent for Baidul and asked him sharply, "Who have you brought here? That man can't sing!"
But Baidul assured him, "He is a famous qawaal. Just come and listen. Give him a chance. He was only warming up."
So Baba went back to listen again, but after ten minutes he motioned to Baidul to send the group away after paying them.
When the singer and musicians had left, Baba asked Baidul, "What did you pay him?"
"Five rupees only. He agreed to sing the whole night for that amount."
"And his tonga fare?"
"It was included in the five rupees."
"You brainless Irani idiot!" Baba fumed. "Can any real qawaal ever agree to sing for such a sum? You should have had some thought about me! That rogue knew he couldn't sing, so he accepted five rupees.
"You are stupid enough to be happy thinking you had struck such a good bargain. Has your father ever heard qawaali music?"
Baba then shook his head and chuckled over Baidul's miserliness.
The mandali shared nightwatch duty, and one morning at tea, Gustadji announced that, while keeping watch the night before, he had seen a brilliant light on the mountain opposite their cottage. Adi was skeptical and said it must have been someone carrying a lantern. Baba intervened and told Adi to pay attention to what Gustadji was saying. Adi still did not believe him, but that night while on watch Adi too saw it. Baba divulged that there was a very advanced yogi living on the mountain, and therefore the light that was seen came from that yogi.
It continued to rain. Baba broke his fast after three days, at midnight on Sunday, 19 July, with a little rice and butter. He and Gustadji played draughts while Kaka prepared his food. Chanji arrived to see Baba on the 21st, and left after discussing certain matters with him for a short while. Baidul was sent to Bareilly that day to make advance accommodation arrangements.