In the afternoon they played cards, and Baba bid goodbye to them. But soon he returned for another game of cards. He left again, only to return a second time. He repeated this three times. A box of toffees lay beside Baba's chair, and a stray desire that Baba should give them some as parting prasad flitted through Bharucha's mind. Baba picked up the box and distributed its contents among all. The clock struck 3:00 P.M., and Baba rose from his chair. Eleven days had passed, and the moment of farewell had come. Baba embraced Hoshang and Cowas, who fought to hold back their tears.
Baba had once told them: "Cry within so that no one knows you are crying, except me."
They were crying within, and Baba knew it. His loving eyes poured forth such love that they stood motionless before him after the embrace. Padri took them to the station, where they departed by train at 4:00 P.M.
On 27 October 1959 Vishnu suffered a heart attack at Meherazad. Along with the previous circular, Baba had issued orders for all his lovers to observe silence and fast for 24 hours, from 8:00 P.M. on 27 October until 8:00 P.M. on the 28th. All his lovers throughout the world, including the mandali at Meherazad, did so.
The 28th was the last day of Baba's crucial work in seclusion, and it was also the last day that Baba bowed his head to a poor man. After the prayers, Baba bowed down to each of the men mandali, and lastly to Kaikobad. When Baba bowed down to him, Kaikobad was instructed to utter: "Baba, keeping your health intact, manifest by the 30th of December!"
At 4:30 P.M., in the presence of both the men and women mandali and Harry Kenmore, the following was recited:
From tomorrow till 30th December (63 days) Baba will work alone (with the help of Kaikobad for fifteen minutes [instead of for half an hour] and if possible with the help of a mast). Baba has decided to completely finish his spiritual Universal work by the 30th of December 1959. We ask you, beloved God, to help Baba for the absolute fulfillment of the desired results and to help us all to hold on to his daaman and to try to obey him 100 percent.