Baba's work with the masts not only pushed them forward in their journey along the inner planes, but also shifted some of the burden of his own Universal work to them. Some masts did not want this load transferred to their shoulders and so would try, like Harigiri Maharaj, to evade Baba's contact.
Baba returned to Pimpalgaon on the 27th, and left for the village of Ale the next day with Baidul, Pendu, Kaka and Chanji at 7:00 A.M. Chhabu again drove, but this time they went in an old car due to the rough condition of the roads. In Ale, Baba contacted a short old yogi called Vasudev Swami , who resembled a crippled child. It was said that Vasudev never lay down to sleep, but would doze while seated, bending over a pillow. Baba brought this mast-like yogi back with him to Pimpalgaon, and worked with him for three days. He was sent back on 1 May with Baidul and Babadas in a public bus, in specially reserved seats. Vasudev had done certain spiritual or yogic practices which had led him to become God-mad. Despite that, Baba showed him the sweetest of affections and treated him like a lost, injured child.
Meanwhile Eruch, Baidul and Kaka had selected poor families according to Baba's instructions in the four towns of Narayangaon, Ale, Rajuri and Junnar, and had arranged for another poor program. Baba, with Adi Sr. and Kaka, left Pimpalgaon for Poona on Sunday, 7 May 1944. On the way they stopped at Uttareshwar, where Baba met with a pujari (Hindu priest) about the poor programs. From Poona, taking Eruch and Jalbhai with him, Baba reached Narayangaon that evening and stayed at the P.W.D. dak bungalow.
Baidul was waiting for them and on the 8th kept one representative from each of the sixteen poor families ready. Baba washed the feet of each person in a separate room, put his head on their feet and gave each Rs.50. Some beggars had also come to the dak bungalow, and Baba gave each of them two rupees. The poor from Narayangaon and Junnar had been brought to the dak bungalow in two buses, and they went back in the same conveyances.