Baba paid a surprise visit to Meherabad the next day, 11 July, at 11:00 A.M. The remainder of the group who had attended the meeting were packed and about to leave. Baba was in a fiery temper. The cause of his bad mood was that when his car had driven up to the verandah of the main building, there was a gap of a foot or so, and a puddle a half-inch deep had collected.
Baba fumed, "Why wasn't a wooden plank or stool kept between the footboard and the edge of the verandah for me to step on? Do you all want me to drown in this pool, or slip and break my neck?"
Turning to Keki Nalavala, he asked, "You come so far from Dehra Dun to greet me, and you have no sense to guard and protect me? This puddle of water looks small to you, but it was as difficult for me to cross as it was for Ram to cross Adam's Gulf to reach Ceylon!"
Those gathered were taken aback by Baba's anger, but soon his lion rage changed into a lamb's gentleness. He bade them all to have their lunch, and he embraced them. The group then left Meherabad, and the reason for Baba's sudden outburst was revealed when they reached Manmad that night. Because of incessant rains in the Western Ghats and elsewhere, no direct trains were available. They were forced to board several different trains, and most reached their destinations many hours later — but all reached safely.
Yogi Shuddhananda Bharati (who had attended the Meherabad meeting) met Baba at Meherazad on the 11th, and Baba ordered him to observe silence from 14 July until December.
On Sunday, 13 July 1958, Baba was driven back to Meherabad with Eruch and Kaikobad. Nariman, Meherjee, Jim Mistry, Homa, Ramjoo, Jalbhai and Sadashiv Patil had been staying in Meherabad since a few days prior to the meeting. They were sent back to their homes. Baba returned to Meherazad, leaving Eruch and Kaikobad in Meherabad.
During this period of seclusion of 1958, Pendu, Padri, Vishnu, Eruch, Kaikobad, Don, Sidhu and Bala Tambat stayed in Meherabad. Living on Meherabad Hill were Mansari and Kaikobad's family. In the Family Quarters near Arangaon were Jangle Master with his family, and Rama, Sheela and Mehernath Kalchuri, along with Walu Pawar.