Gaya replied, "I slept very well. I could sleep because of Adarsh's restlessness!"
During the personal interviews the day before, Adarsh Khare had expressed his ardent wish to stay with Baba, and Baba had inquired who would look after his wife and children. Adarsh's father was very pleased with his son's desire and took full responsibility for his son's family. Baba replied that he would decide about it the following day, and so the whole night Adarsh was wondering whether or not Baba would accept him.
“”Baba disclosed the details of his interview with Adarsh, and declared to the gathering, "There is only one in a thousand like Gaya Prasad! He dedicates his own son to me out of his love for me, and I am very happy with him."
Baba permitted Adarsh to stay with him for a year, starting from 15 February, but readers will see how this promised period of "one year" was shortened to only one month.
Baba instructed the assembly not to correspond with him during his one-year absence. About the repetition of his name at midnight, he stated:
“”All of you must be attentive. Even the gods and angels, who love me greatly, cannot fathom my intent in asking you to take my name 14 and 28 times alternately every midnight from the 15th of February for exactly one year. It is easy to take my name 100,000 times a day, but to take it only 14 and 28 times according to my instructions is very, very difficult — because, for the rest of the time, it is essential one be careful not to utter my name at all [audibly]. The reason this has been given to you is so that during all 24 hours of the day my remembrance may be there, but the fixed outlet audibly only once in 24 hours at the fixed time.
A man interrupted, "It can be done only by your grace."
Baba said:
“”You don't know anything about grace! I am as hard as steel, and the flow of my grace depends on the depth of love of the one who seeks it. One must draw the grace out of me! If, sitting under this roof, you ask the sun to pour its rays here and warm you, how is it possible? The first thing required is to remove the roof!
Remember one thing. Inwardly, in your heart, you can take my name as many times as you can in 24 hours; but audibly say "Baba, Baba" only at the fixed time and for the fixed number of times as instructed. Another thing is to not forget Life Circular No. 25 ["The Die Is Cast"]; read through it with my remembrance. You will say that I went to Andhra to give my sahavas to women, and I did not come to Delhi. But remember, I am not bound in any way. If I say it is dark now, you should agree without the least hesitation!
