During June of 1921, Shireenmai had a significant dream similar to the one she had dreamed when Merwan was a baby. Later, narrating her dream, she said:
I was sitting on the doorstep of our house; Merog was sitting under a tree across the lane. Suddenly I saw the delicate figure of a beautiful Hindu girl with her hair tied in plaits, three golden flowers pinned in it. The delicate figure wore jeweled necklaces and bracelets. A small boy was by her side. They emerged from the well in our courtyard and approached Merog with outstretched arms. Merog rose and stood before the girl.
I came forward and asked the girl, "Why are you here? What do you want? Who are you?"
The girl answered, "I am Paramatma... I want to take your son with me."1
I held Merog in my arms, saying, "I won't let my son leave me."
Then Merog spoke, "Let me go, don't hold me back! I want to go with her, Mother!"
I held Merog tightly by the hand and ordered the girl to leave! Suddenly the two figures jumped back into the well and disappeared.
Memo awakened from the dream and called to Bobo. The dream had upset her and she described it to her husband, who consoled her. Baba was sleeping in the next room; Behramji and Gustadji were also staying in the house that night. Baba awakened when Memo did and, after overhearing his mother narrate the dream to Bobo, he started laughing. He called Behramji and Gustadji, and narrated Memo's dream to them, then jokingly he said, "Memo had this dream ... bad, bad — very bad!"
Memo overheard her son joking about her fears and she became even more upset. Her feelings were hurt. She shouted at him, "Merog, why do you laugh? Tell me, what does the dream mean?"
"I know the meaning," he stated and then repeated with amusement, "It's bad, bad — very bad!" Memo was annoyed by his remarks but he refused to reveal the meaning of the dream. Paramatma was indeed calling him, and Age would soon see how he joined her!
Meanwhile, on 21 June 1921, Sadashiv's wife, Gita, passed away giving birth to a daughter. Baba was among those who attended the funeral. The bystanders at the ceremony were quite impressed at finding Muslims, Iranis and Parsis in the Hindu funeral procession. This march demonstrated to the people of Poona that the Spiritual Master Meher Baba was above caste, creed or religion and that people of every community were included among this spiritual leader's followers.
Footnotes
- 1.Paramatma is a Sanskrit word meaning the impersonal state of the Infinite Consciousness of God, whereas the Perfect Master or Avatar represents the personal state of Infinite Consciousness.