It was winter when we reached there, and the mandali were given warm clothing and blankets, but even so Ghani slept with his shoes on. Meredith Starr, however, did not give me any of these amenities because he thought I did not feel the cold since I was God! The nights were bitterly cold and I had only a sheet to cover myself with. I was given only a slice of bread and butter, while the mandali were given solid meals, as my British lovers thought that God did not need food! Later, I explained that when God descends in human form he has all the limitations of the human body. If I had been a mast, I would not have felt the cold.
At 10:30 A.M., Baba asked a devotee to sing his arti in Bengali, after which the gathering was requested to depart.
The mandali and a few others collected in the side room and began to play La Risque with Baba. Within moments, a man entered the room. He had had paralysis of his left arm and leg for six years, and had come for Baba's darshan. He pleaded to Baba that he had taken treatment of all sorts, yet he was unable to move his limbs well, and he had also developed involuntary muscle spasms. Baba asked him to repeat his name with full faith and love, and to do certain exercises every day unassisted. If he did as Baba instructed, he would recover his health in six months.
After lunch there was no special program. Baba played a game of cards with the men, and some were asked to narrate amusing stories. At 3:30 P.M. Baba retired for the day.
Once at Guruprasad, Baba instructed Nana Kher, "When I clap you have to smile, and when I clap again you have to weep. If you don't do it properly, I will send you back to Nagpur!"
Baba then clapped and Nana smiled and laughed heartily. The next moment Baba clapped again and Nana pretended to weep and wail. Baba enjoyed his "obedience."
At 7:30 A.M. on the following morning, Sunday, 26 May 1963, a few persons returned to Guruprasad. Baba mentioned that he had been with the mandali since 6:30 A.M. He spotted the man who had claimed that he had lost faith in Baba and who believed Baba to be a total hoax.
Baba told the man, "Judas grew up with Jesus, and yet he betrayed him in the end. Peter, who was the chief apostle of Christ, also denied him. So why worry if you get such thoughts about me? Stick to me and do not let go of my daaman; keep a firm grip, at least until the 1st of January 1964. Do not go to any saint! Come here daily for the next fifteen days, and your mind will be free of all such thoughts."
Baba told everyone present to take his darshan. Rhoda Dubash put her head on his feet three times: once for herself; once for her husband Adi; and once for their five-year-old son Homi, who had fallen out of a window and had died eight years before.
Dr. Ram Ginde arrived that morning to see Baba. Baba had him lifted up the steps of Guruprasad in a chair. Ginde's health had been poor, since he had recently developed heart trouble. Ginde's brother (the principal of a music college) had accompanied him, and he sang before Baba.