Bhau returned to Baba and reported that the telegram remained unsent. This further upset him, and for two hours he ranted and raved at Bhau, who had to listen to Baba's tirade of choice abuses.
At 7:00 P.M., Baba asked for sherbet, which Bhau handed him in a glass. After taking two sips, he handed the glass to Bhau and motioned to him to drink the rest. Baba's mood suddenly changed. He became jovial, chitchatting and joking.
Baba's strange behavior that evening perplexed Bhau, and when he returned to his room, he made a note of the date and time. The mystery was cleared up a few weeks later when Baba visited the Saint Mira High School in Poona to give darshan. Krishna Nair attended the function, and Bhau spoke with him. Without telling him why he was inquiring, Bhau learned that on the same day Baba had caused such a storm in Meherazad, Krishna, out of desperation, had gone up a mountain to commit suicide.
It had been two years since Krishna had been sent home from Satara, and he missed Baba terribly. According to Baba's orders, he had taken a job in Bombay, but, despondent and depressed, he felt he could not live without staying with Baba. He traveled to Swami Nityananda's ashram north of Bombay, where he met the great saint. When Krishna stood before him, without asking anything, Nityananda began laughing. Krishna, too, did not say a word.
He quietly left and climbed up the mountain near the saint's ashram, reaching the top at 4:00 P.M. He had resolved to leap off the mountain cliff into the huge canyon below. No one would find his body hidden in the crevices. But, to be sure, he decided to jump after dark. He lay down and fell asleep. When he awoke, it was dark. He took three steps toward the edge of the cliff and suddenly heard Baba's clap. He turned and saw Baba standing before him. Baba was in his early thirties. He wore a sadra, and his long hair was open. Krishna told Bhau, "Baba's eyes were burning like fire! Red in color and flashing!" Krishna fell down unconscious. When he woke up, he abandoned his thoughts of suicide.
Bhau did not tell Krishna what had happened between himself and Baba that day. Thus he discovered that Baba had acted as he did to save Krishna's life. When Krishna had changed his mind and returned home, Baba's temperament had suddenly undergone a change. After hours of reproof, Bhau had the good fortune of tasting the sweetened drink touched by Baba's lips.
