Baba replied, "See to it that Jiji's work in Hyderabad continues and is not interrupted."
Baba began giving prasad to the residents of the Sakori ashram and the kanyas, and then informed Godavri, "During the Poona darshan I distributed prasad to more than 15,000 people, and now I feel very tired."
After distributing it to the people present, Baba took a little of the prasad and put it in Godavri's mouth.
Baba was then taken to a room where one of the kanyas was ill and had been bedridden for a number of days. He gave her prasad, took her hand in his and tenderly passed his hand over her face. He then went to Jiji's room, where a kanya performed his arti on Jiji's behalf.
Baba commented to her brother, "Jiji loves me much. Convey my love to her."
From there Baba proceeded to Nusserwan Bharucha's quarters. Bharucha was suffering from rheumatism and had been eagerly awaiting Baba's arrival. As soon as Baba entered his room, Bharucha embraced him and burst into tears. He took Baba to his prayer room, where he showed Baba a copy of God Speaks . He told Baba, "Although I read the book, I forget what I have read."
Touching the book, Baba advised, "Read it again and again. You will be able to read it through now that I have touched it."
Sitting on his bed, Baba remarked to him, "It is rare that I sit on anyone's bed. How lucky you are that I have sat on yours. You should not worry about anything."
Bharucha replied, "Baba, I have surrendered my body to Upasni Maharaj, and so for me there is nothing to worry about."
Baba was pleased, and from there walked back to Yeshwant Rao's new home. Godavri sent word that the food was ready, so Baba went to her room, where she served him. Lovingly, she would coax Baba, "Please take some vegetables ... Won't you try this? ... Have a little more rice and dal." Baba ate with zest, and praised every dish. God had become a child and was enjoying his mother's attentions! Godavri kept serving him, but her "child" could not eat everything served and, like a child, expressed his inability to partake of more. There were leftovers on his plate, which Baba told Godavri to distribute among the kanyas as his prasad.