Maharaj asked.
This irritated Memo and she insisted, "Stop teasing me and call Merwan now."
Indicating Gulmai, who was nearby, Upasni said, "This is Gulbai [Maharaj's name for Gulmai] from Ahmednagar; she is also a Zoroastrian. Make friends with her and cool your temper. Later when you see Merwan, don't pester the boy with questions. Talk with him cheerfully, then depart.
"Dear lady, you are fortunate to have him as your son, and it is because of your good past lives. What can I do about him? You must encourage him to follow the spiritual path. Don't throw him into hell [worldly life]! He will get married one day." Upon hearing this and after talking with Gulmai, Memo was somewhat pacified.
Upasni, meanwhile, kept shifting the conversation and kept Memo occupied until Durgabai brought lunch. While Memo and Gulmai were eating together, Upasni suddenly interrupted them and exclaimed, "Oh, how late it is! Hurry, Mother, or you will miss your train!"
Memo had an obsession about being on time and forgot about Merwan in her haste to return to the railway station by tonga. She left Merwan in Sakori again. Only after she was back on the train headed for Poona did she remember that she had missed seeing Merwan again, but it was too late to get off. She looked at Beheram and exclaimed, "That old man has deceived me again!"
After some time, Memo could not control her distress, and she also went to Kedgaon to plead with Narayan Maharaj about Merwan. On this occasion, Narayan received her with great respect and told her, "You are very, very fortunate. Your son is Jagat — the Lord of the universe — and you yourself will be worshiped in times to come as the mother of the entire universe. Have patience, everything will soon be all right. You will see. One day you will know who your son really is."
Memo was comforted by Narayan's gentle manner; however, she was not fully consoled nor did she understand the Sadguru's remarks. Memo could not bear to be separated from Merwan much longer. He was still in Sakori and would not come home to visit, nor would he write.
It was also difficult for Memo to bear the ridicule of the local Zoroastrian community. Some Zoroastrians in Poona would mock her son's spiritual tendencies, telling her, "Merwan will run away to the Himalayas and become a naked sadhu. You'd better do something to put a stop to all this nonsense. Why does he run after that old Muslim woman [Babajan] and that Hindu saint of Sakori?"