Nana assured Baba that he was prepared to do so, and he was told to go.
But soon Baba called him back and ordered, "Don't do that. Instead, go home and sell your half-interest in the chemist shop [his family pharmacy]. If you want to dedicate yourself to my cause, you must be free from any personal liability. Give the money to your mother. Thereafter, on the 1st of April [1949] walk here from Nagpur, wearing only a loincloth and nothing else. Don't keep a pie [penny] with you, and beg for your food. Would you do this?"
"Yes," Nana assuredly replied.
"If your parents won't allow it, what will you do?"
Nana remained quiet, and Baba warned, "Do nothing against your parents' wish. Explain to them lovingly, but do not argue with them. And then come and stay with me permanently."
Nana returned to Nagpur and, as expected, his well-to-do elderly parents (his father was a judge) were shocked. They did not think it was proper for their son to go on a begging tour, and they forbade it. His father wrote to Baba, and Nana also informed Baba accordingly. Baba ordered him to continue living with his parents.
Was Deo Kain also expressed his desire to surrender all to Baba.
In reply, Baba instructed him, "Carry on as you have been doing until next June. On the 10th of June, resign from your job. Whatever belongings or property you have, give them to your wife. Leaving everything behind, on the 15th of July, start walking from Delhi to Meherazad. The Rs.101 which you have brought with you for me now, take back, and while coming on foot in July, do not keep a pie more than this sum [of Rs.101] with you. If you spend it all, beg for your food. Let me know in May about your decision."
But, as events unfolded, Was Deo Kain, too, could not join Baba, as he faced many pressing problems, and Baba directed him to stay in Delhi, working at his job.
Harjiwan Lal, a lawyer from Delhi, also came for Baba's darshan in December 1948. This was his second meeting, and this time he brought his wife and children. He had first learned of Baba in Benares, and Babadas had contacted him subsequently in Delhi. Harjiwan Lal's entire family became devoted to Baba and the lawyer himself proved to be a great help in Baba's future work.