"I will never forget you, Baba," Kochar solemnly declared, "but please help me."
Baba gestured, "I know it, and that is why I am telling you. Do you want me or my blessings?"
But Kochar continued to plead for help and insisted on Baba's blessings, so Baba made him place his foot on a stool. Baba touched his feet with his forehead seven times as Kochar uttered, "Parabrahma Paramatma." Baba then bowed in the same manner to Aloba five times. (Baba's face turned bright red.). He ordered Kochar to go back to Dehra Dun immediately, which he did.
Sometime afterwards, Harichand Kochar won all his court cases, his wife recovered, and his daughter found a fine husband. Kochar was hired as the manager of a large hotel in Delhi and given the use of a car. But after the 1955 Sahavas program at Meherabad, Kochar became so involved with his work, he never came to Baba again or even wrote a single letter. Baba's prediction, it seems, came true.
On Monday, 28 February 1955, Baba called Adi Sr., Adi Jr., Nusserwan, Sarosh, Savak Damania, Nariman and Meherjee to Satara. Baba had intended to send Eruch on a tour to solicit funds for his work, but Ben Hayman had sent a check for $5,000, so there was now no need for Eruch to go.
Baba then took everyone, visitors as well as the mandali, severely to task for not following his orders 100 percent. In truth, only Sarosh was to blame, as he had failed to carry out Baba's instruction concerning Savak Damania. Savak, a scrupulously honest individual, was working as a cashier at Sarosh Motor Works, and there were some financial accounts between him and Sarosh, which Baba had told Sarosh to clear up. Although Baba was lambasting all, his arrow hit the right target, and Sarosh burst out weeping. He stretched himself full length on the floor before Baba, praying to him for forgiveness. Baba embraced him and then bowed his forehead on the feet of every man present 100 times each. (Adi Sr. had wanted to bring Bhaiya Panday to take some photographs, but Baba had not allowed him to come.)
Vishnu's cousin, Sushila, was studying medicine at the Ayurvedic College in Satara. Sushila had been in Baba's contact since her childhood, and all the mandali knew her well. Nilu was fond of bhujias (a fried chickpea preparation) and asked Sushila to make some one evening.