This time Eruch was chosen to bring water from the Ganges with which Baba bathed that morning (the 13th). Baba also gave instructions for the leftover water to be poured back into the Ganges. After his bath, instructing all the companions to stand before him in a line, Baba asked Don to read out the following prayer:
May God forgive us all, companions in the New Life, for any mistakes committed consciously or unconsciously towards Him or towards each other.
I forgive you companions wholeheartedly for any mistake done to me, and ask forgiveness of you if I have in any way hurt your feelings.
On behalf of myself and you companions of the New Life, I ask God to forgive us if conditions of the New Life have been consciously or unconsciously broken. For myself, I ask God to give me strength to stick to my oath to the very end, and fulfill all conditions of the New Life 100 percent with His help.
When Don finished the invocation, Baba touched the feet of each man. As Age recorded, "The Beloved's face was aglow, and his eyes were burning bright. He was dedicating the New Life for the guidance of the world. By doing so, mankind will one day go beyond this life and reach a point, an end in which lies a new beginning, and where at that point, End and Beginning unite to become beginningless and endless!
"The New Life is the Avatar's greatest boon to mankind, and by living this life the seeker attains the Unattainable. This New Life will always be new; for pilgrims on the Path, it is the way to Emancipation."
Baba's darshan was forbidden at this time, but Keshav Nigam of Hamirpur was longing for it. Keshav knew that Baba was to attend the Kumbha Mela. He did not wish to go against Baba's order, but he went to Hardwar nonetheless, along with Babadas, thinking he would at least have a glimpse of the Master there. As Don was reciting the prayer, Keshav was bathing nearby in the waters of the Ganges, glancing up at Gohal's residence.
When the prayer was over and Baba had touched the feet of each man, Baba suddenly took the companions to the balcony that overlooked the Ganges. At that moment, Keshav looked up and saw the Sun make its appearance from behind a small chink in the clouds!