Afterwards Baba traveled to Palampur, where he worked with Amir Shah Mastan . This mast was so highly respected that the uncle of the Nawab (Muslim prince) of Palampur had provided a fine room for him to live in. But the mast was unconscious of his physical surroundings and, consequently, whatever food was placed there for him ended up being consumed by the stray cows, goats and dogs that wandered in and out of his room.
From Palampur, Baba journeyed to Gulbarga via Bombay, with Eruch and Gustadji. (Baidul traveled separately.) Adi Sr., along with Nariman and Elizabeth, met them at Dadar train station in Bombay, and took Baba to Meherjee's. Kaka had an interview with Baba there. Sarosh and Ramjoo arrived at 5:00 P.M. and spoke with Baba. All dined at Nariman's before Baba returned to the station. Baba continued on his journey with Eruch, Gustadji and Deshmukh via the Madras Mail. Baba had a cold, Adi noted.
At the village of Khandal on 14 May, Baba recontacted the great mast Guru Appa Swami . Baba had worked with him four years before, in 1945, and this time Baba gave him sweets. The mast asked for tea, which was also given. After sipping a little, he gave the rest to Baba, which Baba drank. The mast was ecstatic at the meeting and embraced Baba with great fervor. Baba gave him a white sheet and a carpet and then returned to Gulbarga.
Baba recontacted the mast Lal Mohammed in Gulbarga. He gave a cigarette to Baba as a token of remembrance.1
After this contact, Baba proceeded to Yadgiri on Sunday, 15 May 1949 and worked with the very great Tilgur Swami of Tumkur. He was one of the rare Jivanmuktas on Earth, a Perfect Being without duty. This was Baba's second contact with him, and at the meeting the Jivanmukta embraced Baba with ardor. The mandali remembered that when they had seen Tilgur Swami before in 1945, he had been fully clothed; now he was utterly naked.
On the way back to Yadgiri, they asked Baba about this and he stated: "Although a Jivanmukta does not himself change his habits, his habits nevertheless change of their own accord."
From Yadgiri, Baba traveled to Hyderabad, where he worked with eight masts from 16 to 18 May. Most noteworthy of these was Rajiah Mastan , who tried to run away, but was intercepted by Baidul, who brought him in a rickshaw to Baba.
Footnotes
- 1.Baba had worked with Lal Mohammed in 1945.