The driver turned around, but before he had covered seven miles, both the front and back tires got punctured. The driver changed the tube on the back tire, but had no spare for the front.
It was evening and Baba inquired, "You have urgent work to attend to in Srinagar. How will you be able to manage?"
The driver kept quiet.
Baba, through Habibullah, arranged with the headman of the village of Mangom to spend the night. Baba slept in the chief's house and food was sent to the driver. Rising very early the next morning, Baba left the house and went and sat on a riverbank alone.
Kaka, Baidul and Habibullah found him there and Baba directed Habibullah, "Go and see how the taxi is."
When Habibullah confronted him, the driver repeated the very question Habibullah himself had asked, "Who is that man?"
"How is it you are so curious about him?" Habibullah inquired.
"Last night I had some experience of his glory. He must be someone great. I have lied to him. There was no urgent work in Srinagar. I am now ready to remain with him as long as he wishes." When Baba heard this, he was pleased and forgave the Sikh driver.
In Mangom, Baba communed with a jalali mast named Pandit Kashkak . He was a very high and powerful mast, nearly 70 years old. He was mostly of a jalali temperament, and his fiery physical appearance reminded Baba of Upasni Maharaj.
When Baba was working alone with Pandit Kashkak, Habibullah snuck around and curiously peeped into the room. When he saw Baba on his knees, putting his head on the mast's feet many times, he thought the mast Kashkak must be much higher than Baba.
When Baba came out after his work, he began scolding Kaka and Baidul harshly, "I told you both to be on guard! What were you two doing while I was inside?
"While working with the mast I had forbidden anyone to see me. But today, because of your carelessness, someone has committed a very grave blunder. Had I not saved him, he would have turned into ashes."
Kaka and Baidul did not know what Baba was talking about, but by this, Habibullah was convinced the Boss from Bombay was aware of everything. He had been careful to look inside the room from a place where it was impossible for Baba to have seen him.