"Philippe should go with Vilayat Khan to Ajmer and stay there at the most five to ten days, until Vilayat Khan feels settled in Ajmer.
"Philippe should then go to Bombay and from there return to the West.
"Philippe should note that Baba wants him to go back to the West as soon as possible."
Baba asked Dupuis whether he had understood his directions clearly. Dupuis nodded his head. Baba embraced him and Vilayat Khan once again and left his cabin to go to the hall to be with the Arangaon villagers who were patiently awaiting his presence.
After the usual greetings from the villagers, Baba called Dupuis and motioned to him to sit in the hall. The villagers entertained Baba with bhajans, as did Rustom Kaka and Kokila. Soonumyan sang qawaalis. Baba sent word to Vilayat Khan that if it pleased him to join the assembly, he was free to do so; if not, he was to sit outside until Dupuis was permitted by Baba to depart.
At the same moment, Vilayat Khan, who was outside, was asking one of the mandali whether it would be permissible for him to join the others in the hall to sit in Baba's presence. When Baba's message was given to him, he felt very happy at the opportunity and quickly entered the hall. He seemed charmed to hear the qawaali songs, although he did not understand either Urdu or Persian. From time to time, Baba would gesture a word or sentence in English to explain the depth of meaning of the Urdu and Persian ghazals' words and lines.
The substance of almost every ghazal sung to Baba that day was that it is absolutely necessary for a lover to surrender all and follow the Beloved, and that to become the dust underneath the feet of the Perfect Master is the only solution to all those seeking union with the Beloved.
Thereafter, the darshan began.
Bhau's son, Mehernath, had caught a cold, so his mother was keeping him at the back. When darshan started and he saw that he was not being allowed to go near Baba, Mehernath started crying loudly.
Baba asked Rama, "Why don't you let him come to me?"
"He has a cold," she explained.
"He won't listen," Baba said. "Bring him to me!"
When he came, Baba took him in his arms, and Mehernath quieted down. The fact was that the boy's sister, Sheela, was sitting near Baba, and Baba was caressing her. The time Baba had called her to Guruprasad alone had made Mehernath quite jealous.