The train whistle sounded and Baba gestured to the engineer to start the train. Amidst the loud acclamations, and with Wine stirring in their hearts, the sahavas group proceeded homeward. Many were standing on the running boards and others were leaning precariously out of the windows and doors to have a final glimpse of their Beloved.
Baba waved and gestured, "I am happy; take me with you."
When the train was out of sight, Baba turned to Mehera and the women and remarked, "They take with them a spark of me and will spread my love everywhere!"
A few persons caught night trains, and a very few left the next morning.
Age was overcome: "In this Avataric age, the years 1955 and 1958 will always occupy a significant unique position, for during the sahavas programs held then, birds from different regions had a chance to build nests and sing in the Garden of Meherabad, and come closer to their Lord. By spending five days hovering near him, they were given the gift of his Song, to beautify their own gardens when they returned."
On the morning of Thursday, 27 February 1958, Baba was driven to Meherabad to see the Baba lover workers who had volunteered during the sahavas and who were still there. Baba embraced them, lauded their efforts and instructed everyone to leave and return to their homes, except for Pukar and Kumar whom he allowed to stay at Meherazad a few days.1 Then Baba met the hired Arangaon workers and likewise expressed his full appreciation for their efforts.
During the sahavas, Babu Kamble cooked Baba's food in Meherabad, but every day Baba made him weep by taunting him and criticizing his cooking.
At the end of the sahavas, Baba had remarked to Eruch, "There must be hardly anyone who did not enjoy this sahavas."
Eruch replied, "That's true. All left happily except for one who shed tears daily — Babu. The poor fellow was doing his best to cook, exerting himself to the limit, but he was taken to task every day." Baba did not respond, but when he met Babu on the 27th, Baba commended his labor of love and embraced him — which more than made up for all the tears he had shed!
Baba explained to Eruch, "Had I praised him all along, he would have sat on my head. He would not have derived the happiness he felt today. Due to my constant harassment, he was more attentive toward his work and careful about preparing my food. That is why he was able to feel so pleased today!"
Footnotes
- 1.Kumar returned to Dehra Dun on 3 March and Pukar left for Hamirpur on the 19 th.