Isa had accompanied the mandali to Sakori and, as usual, had given Bhau a lot of trouble. At Sarosh's, Isa refused to eat unless separate arrangements were made for him. When they returned to Mahabaleshwar, Isa told Baba he wanted to go back to Dehra Dun, and Baba permitted him to return home. Kishan Singh was also sent back to Dehra Dun at this time.
As mentioned, after the Andhra trip, Krishnaji had gone to Sakori with Yeshwant Rao. He also returned to Mahabaleshwar, but Baba sent him to his hometown in Malabar in South India, instructing him to return in four months.
Upon settling in Mahabaleshwar, Baba began dictating to Eruch the second chapter of God Speaks . Baba would dictate "points" which Eruch would write down, and at night Eruch would rewrite the material into sentences to be read back to Baba the next day.
In April 1954, Bhau was sent on a three-month tour throughout the state of Madhya Pradesh in Central India to give talks on Baba and spread his name. At first, Bhau did not want to go, but Baba stated it was important work, and later, many people became devoted to Baba as a result. Nana Kher accompanied Bhau on the tour.
It was during their journey that the 78-year-old renowned saint of Maharashtra, Gadge Maharaj (who had a large following of his own devotees) came into the love orbit of Meher Baba. Bhau and Nana went to a place where a large gathering of Gadge Maharaj's devotees was being held. Bhau requested that the saint allow him to say a few words about Meher Baba. Gadge Maharaj agreed and told him to wait on the platform. The saint then proceeded to sing a kirtan about God and Lord Krishna, and it went on for several hours.
Bhau began thinking: "This old man has deceived me! He told me I could speak, but he goes on singing! ... Should we leave?" He glanced at Nana, who was also growing restless.
By now, it was midnight. The huge crowd was absorbed in the kirtan performance. Soon after midnight, Gadge Maharaj told Bhau to speak. Bhau spoke for two and a half hours, and later realized that Gadge Maharaj's songs had raised the pitch of the audience to an intense climax, thus preparing them to hear about the Avatar of the Age.