This small incident immediately gave rise to a heated quarrel between Kaka and Baidul. Overhearing them argue, Baba called them, and in the presence of the other men asked Baidul what the ruckus was about.
"I am the manager of the mast ashram and Kaka, without asking me, took a sack," Baidul replied.
Baba gestured to Kaka, "Why did you do this?"
"It was lying unused," Kaka said.
Baidul interrupted, "It was not lying about. Kaka stole it for his mast. He is very careful with his masts, but not with mine."
"That is because your masts are not masts but mad persons!" Kaka taunted.
" Your masts are mad!" shouted Baidul. "You think after all these years I cannot tell the difference between a mast and a madman? What do you take me for?"
"What do I take you for? You too are mad!"
There was an intense argument between them, and Baba encouraged both by slyly winking at Baidul, indicating that he was right and Kaka was wrong, and then winking at Kaka that he was right and Baidul was wrong. But the funniest part was that during this verbal battle, Baidul's dentures kept falling out. He would put them back into his mouth and continue vilifying Kaka. Baba was highly amused by the scene, and when both began debating about which plane each one's masts were on, Baba could hardly contain himself!
"My masts are all on the fifth and sixth planes," Baidul shouted. "You have brought only insane-wallas!"
"Is that so?" Kaka hotly replied. "My masts are of the sixth and seventh plane! But how can an uneducated jungli Irani like yourself recognize their worth?"
Baba was laughing and laughing and asked, "But how do you two know which plane your masts are on?"
Both kept quiet, and Baba observed drily, "It is a matter of great honor and privilege for me that both you 'Sadgurus' are staying with me, as only a Sadguru can know which plane a mast is on!"
This ended Kaka and Baidul's argument — at least for that day. Baba really enjoyed their battles of wits, especially when Baidul's dentures would fall out and he would quickly plop them back in so as not to lose the edge.
The following men were among the genuine masts brought to the Mahabaleshwar ashram between December 1946 and January 1947:
Dhondi Bua , a fifth-plane, childlike, jamali mast from Wai;