"Baba, it should be done in the hospital," Goher protested, "not here."
"Oh for God's sake, quit arguing and take it out!" Baba insisted.
Despite Goher's reluctance and repeated requests to take Roshan to a hospital, Baba insisted she do the operation then and there.
He assured Goher, "Don't be afraid; just keep looking at my photograph and that will steady your nerves."
Cutting open the layer of skin, Goher took out the stitch, and surprisingly Roshan did not feel the least pain.
Gaimai Jessawala's servant, Kesar, had been previously warned by Baba to give up her habit of stealing small items from the household. The maid was a bit "out of focus" mentally and after a brief period of reform again succumbed to the same weakness.
One afternoon when Baba visited Bindra House with the mandali, Gaimai complained about Kesar.
Baba called her near and with a stern look gestured, "If you commit a theft again, you will be born as a pig in your next life!"
The very thought sent Kesar into a tizzy, and with an expression full of remorse, she promised never again to indulge in petty thievery. As soon as she left the room, Baba chuckled with delight.
He turned to Francis and remarked, "Once you gain a human body, there is no retrogression, no returning to the animal form."
Another time at Bindra House, Pappa or someone else said something critical of the mandali.
Baba became annoyed and said, "I am your God and you must always remember that I am God — but my mandali is my God!"
Adi Sr. was sent to Mahabaleshwar on 16 April 1959 with a message for Godavri Mai, who was visiting there. He reported his conversations to Baba at Guruprasad on the 17th. Kohiyar Satarawala had come with him from Mahabaleshwar. Baba remarked that he looked thin and Kohiyar quipped, "I look that way because I am sitting next to Pukar."
Baba said, "Perhaps it is because of your love for me."
That day, Baba gave darshan to Sardar Raste's family and friends at Rastewada, his large residence in Poona. Raste and his wife later came to Guruprasad for a private meeting.
On the afternoon of 18 April at Guruprasad, Jalbhai showed several of the recent films he had taken of Baba. Beheram's family also attended the showing.
On Sunday, the 19th, darshan was open to all from 9:00 A.M. until noon. Bonala Venkateswarlu of Kakinada met Baba, as did 20 others brought by Mallikarjuna Rao and ten from Dehra Dun brought by Prakashwati.