Meherjee had been doing business successfully in Iran since 1929. He had come to India in 1932 to ask Baba's permission to marry and again in 1934, but he had not seen Baba since then. In 1943, Meherjee again came to Bombay for a visit, and against his better judgment, a friend took him to an astrologer. Looking at Meherjee's horoscope and consulting his palm, the man said, "If you are not careful of your business, 60 percent of your wealth will be lost." At that, Meherjee sent a cable to his manager in Persia, instructing him to sell his goods for as much as he was able to procure. He then proceeded to Meherabad to see Baba.
During their meeting, Baba asked Meherjee, "What have you been doing all these years in Persia? How's your business coming along?"
Meherjee told Baba everything, and also about his recent encounter with the astrologer.
Baba twisted Meherjee's ear and said, "You fool! You believe in astrology? Palmistry? After you have surrendered to me? Who am I then?"
"God, of course," Meherjee replied.
"When you take me to be God, have I not created and destroyed entire planets? Have I not made the stars, and can I not unmake yours? Send a telegram immediately not to sell anything until you return!"
Meherjee wrote the message, and Baba dispatched Vishnu to the telegraph office to have it sent at once. Baba advised him to continue his business as he had been doing, and Meherjee left for Persia. By heeding Baba's advice, his business prospered more than ever before.
Sorabji Rattanji Siganporia, 45, had come with his two sons Noshir and Hoshi. Noshir, 16, had been somewhat troubled since childhood and Sorabji wished for some divine intervention. He was in the habit of visiting different saints, and had met Babajan, Upasni Maharaj and Narayan Maharaj. While reading a book about Upasni Maharaj, he had come to know of Meher Baba.
However, because of Colonel Irani's agitation against Meher Baba in the newspapers, and having heard others of the Bombay Parsi community attack Baba, Sorabji had no true feelings of reverence for Baba. But because of his son Noshir, he came to Meherabad seeking Baba's help to relieve his anxiety.
Baba first kept Noshir with him, sending Sorabji and Hoshi out.
Calling them back after a few minutes, he remarked to Sorabji, "Give me Noshir; let him stay here with me."