Next morning when Desai arrived, Baba instructed him, "Go to Kumar's house on a bicycle today to deliver the message, not in a tonga."
Desai said, "This will be my first time on a bicycle in seven years."
Baba ordered, "From today do not use a bicycle again for another seven years."
And off Keki cycled for Kumar's house.
There had also been trouble at Manjri Mafi the previous evening. Instructing Subhadra to give Keki the food, Kumar had gone to watch the well workers. When he returned home at seven in the evening, he found his wife agitated. He asked her what was the problem. Frightened, she tearfully disclosed that there had been a mistake in sending Baba's food.
Kumar was so upset he slapped his wife. Baba's dinnertime was past, and if he sent the food now he knew Baba would not eat it. Kumar was fretful the whole night, worried that Baba would be upset.
He somehow managed to fall asleep, and in a dream "Mr. God" appeared and said, "Don't worry; I have forgiven you."
Kumar awoke startled. He had little faith in the dream, and the whole night tossed and turned from side to side; but just before dawn, Keki Desai rode up to his house on a bicycle and delivered Baba's message. "Baba has sent me to you and wishes that you should not worry. He says he has forgiven you."
After delivering this message, Desai left for Dehra Dun. Taken aback, Kumar wondered at God's mercy. Baba had specially sent Desai five miles just to set Kumar's mind at ease.
When Kumar brought the food to Dehra Dun at eleven o'clock, Baba repeated, "Don't worry; I have forgiven you." But then he added, "Tell me, were you upset when your wife did not send my food?"
"Yes, Baba," Kumar admitted.
"You were angry?"
"Yes."
"Very angry?"
"Perhaps."
"Did you beat her?"
"One or two slaps ..."
Pushing away the food Baba gestured, "Then I cannot take this food."
Kumar implored Baba to have it, and Baba said, "Promise me you will never strike Subhadra again!"
Kumar willingly promised. From that day on, Kumar began addressing his "Mr. God" as Baba — and in later correspondence he would always address him as "Beloved God."