“”On 10 October, Baba worked with nine masts on various subtle planes in Bikaner and remarked, "Some were slightly advanced and some not so much, but the work accomplished by working with all nine is equal to contacting one good mast who is advanced."
Baba left Bikaner by the evening train and reached the small station of Narayanpura early the next morning. Four miles away in the village of Mitri, Baba wished to contact an old saint Laxman Das . T To get there over the sandy terrain, Baba permitted the mandali to hire a camel, on which two of them at a time could ride. Baba himself rode for a short while, but found the camel ride uncomfortable and got off. Seeing that Baba preferred walking, the men could not bear to ride while he went on foot, but he directed them to stay on the camel, so they had no choice but to follow his wish.
Laxman Das had lived in a large temple for 50 years. He was 90 years old and had a fair, lustrous face. When Baba approached him, the old saint wept. It was a touching and beautiful sight. The mandali bowed to the saint from a distance, and the saint cordially extended his welcome to Baba, offering his hand to enter his room for a private contact. The mandali stayed back as ordered, and Baba and the saint sat inside the room alone. The contact was good, and they returned to Narayanpura station in the afternoon and boarded the evening train for Bharatpur.
␞They arrived on the morning of the 12th, but then learned that Pir Fazal Shah , the saint they had come to see, had left for Kotah. Baba decided to leave the luggage at the station, and they boarded the train for Kotah, where they arrived at 8:40 that night. They immediately went to the saint's abode.
Pir Fazal, a salik of high caliber, was said to be 117 years old; nevertheless he was remarkably strong looking. He received Baba and his men with great fervor and brought a chair for Baba to be seated. He began muttering as if to conceal the excitement and emotion he felt at being in Meher Baba's presence. After a while, Baba and the saint moved and sat alone in the adjoining room. Fazal Shah began crying and with profound feeling told Baba: "No one, until you came, has touched my heart so deeply as you have. You are the first to pierce my heart with the arrow of divine love!"
