On Friday, 1 May 1959, Don came to Guruprasad from Meherabad to spend the day. To the surprise of all, Baba walked freely up and down the verandah that day, without the use of canes. Baba commented:
I alone know how I manage to walk. The severe pain in the hip joint is still there. The socket is loose and the joints not well-fitted. I hear a "click-clack" as I walk. It is not possible for any human being to walk in such a condition.
Believe me, it is pure divine power that makes me walk. Formerly, I too did not expect myself to walk without canes or crutches, but now I am bent upon walking before I drop the body. In the coming three months, you will see me walking freely, of course not in the way I used to walk. But I will be moving here and there without canes.
Undoubtedly, I am the Ancient One and the Avatar. The one who sustains the whole universe must not walk with the support of canes before he drops his body!
Adi Sr. commented on this in a letter to Suloo Meshram (dated 25 June 1959):
During Baba's recent stay in Poona we witnessed a sudden and very miraculous change. With all the pain Baba has in his hip joint, we never exected that this would come about. Baba on his own began walking a few steps without the aid of sticks. He is doing so, every day increasing the distance of [the] walk. As abruptly as this, Baba remarked that world events may take a change for the fulfillment of the Divine Will, about which he has been, time and again, giving hints through his declarations.
Baba's brother Beheram's sons, Rustom and Sohrab, were fourteen-year-old identical twins. They would come to see Baba at Guruprasad daily and because they looked so much alike, Baba would ask, "Which is Sohrab and which is Rustom?" And they would say their names.
Looking at Maharani Shantadevi, who was a frequent visitor, Baba would joke, "I am God and know everything. But I don't know which boy is Sohrab and which is Rustom!"
Eruch remarked, "Sohrab has a mole on his face, and by remembering it there is no difficulty in distinguishing the two."
Baba replied, "But I don't remember if Sohrab has the mole or Rustom."
Baba would inquire who was more clever. Sohrab would say he was; Rustom would say he was. Both would quarrel, so changing the topic Baba would ask, "Who is stronger?" Again each would claim the honor, resulting in another argument, and Baba would go on instigating them and enjoying the fun.
Once, the electricity went off in Guruprasad and the fan stopped turning. Baba asked Rustom and Sohrab to fan him. He named Sohrab Bambia and Rustom Maruti (Hanuman, Ram's disciple). Both boys were on the plumpish side and when Baba asked them to leave, they would rise with some difficulty and their bodies would shake before standing. Teasing them, Baba would make them stand up and sit down several times, and thus enjoy their predicament as they sweated, struggled and strained.
Instead of calling Jalbhai Jal Kaka (Uncle), they would say Jaka . To tease them, Baba would ask over and over again, "How is Jaka?" They would reply he was all right. Baba would question, "Who is all right?" and both would say, "Jaka!"
Baba would have a hearty laugh and joke, "Your Jaka is a good man, but Jaka is a bit crack-a, don't you agree?"
Once Rustom and Sohrab had a fistfight with some other boy.
Baba heard about it and warned them, "Don't raise your hand against anyone."
Their father Beheram asked what if someone strikes them first, what should they do?
Baba replied, "They should defend themselves, but never beat up anyone."
One day Baba emphasized to Rustom and Sohrab, "I joke with you, make fun at your expense, play cards with you and for my amusement make you act out some scene. I do all this on your level, but never forget for a moment that I am God in human form."