"Very well," Baba smiled in reply and made the hand sign of pleasure with his thumb and forefinger in a circle.
Baba ended by stating, "I will be with you; you should not be afraid. Tell everyone of my message of Love and Truth."
Baba opened his arms wide again and Jerry got another heartfelt embrace. Baba snapped his fingers, indicating it was time to go. Jerry left happily. He went to Poona that night and from Bombay was able to get a job on a ship bound for America within a matter of days.
Jerry Paulson later summarized his meeting with Baba: "It was truly like meeting my 'self.' There were no fireworks or fanfare — it was simple, quiet and clear. Baba's smile was total and his presence was 100 percent clear. "
The next day, Thursday, 10 October 1968, another of those permitted to see Baba, Maharani Shantadevi, was called to Meherazad. She arrived at 9:00 A.M. and spent an hour in Baba's company. Shantadevi's husband, Pratap Singh Gaekwad, had died the previous July. Although Gaekwad was a profligate playboy, who had abandoned his wife and children in 1943 and remarried, Shantadevi always remained faithful to him. Still, she could not help but feel depressed and remorseful over his indifference and behavior. Baba comforted her, informing her that he had blessed her husband and he is in peace despite his bad behavior, because of Shantadevi's close connection with Baba.
"You have had innumerable husbands and wives in your previous births, which you cannot remember," Baba told her.
She left greatly consoled and uplifted.
Before leaving Ahmednagar, Shantadevi went to Viloo Villa for refreshments. Baba had Eruch telephone Adi with a message for Shantadevi not to worry, to take sleeping tablets to help her sleep, and to telephone Adi when she reached Poona.
One young Australian woman who was not as fortunate as the Maharani was a ballet dancer named Roslyn St. John. She had arrived in Ahmednagar at Adi's office the same day, expressing how she wished to meet Baba. Baba conveyed his blessings to her through a note, but did not allow her to come to Meherazad to see him.
The following day, 11 October, Sarosh, Viloo and Adi met with Baba for an hour. Baba discussed the arrangements for Dara and Amrit's wedding and entrusted Sarosh with helping to arrange their civil registration.
Keshav Nigam and Pukar arrived in Meherazad that afternoon from Hamirpur. Baba had called them for specific work. "This time," Keshav noted, "Baba appeared to be totally withdrawn from the outer world." Baba asked Keshav to hold his hands out in front of him. His right hand was trembling badly from Parkinson's disease.
Baba repeated that he should continue to take treatment from the doctors, and again stated, "It is incurable, but I will see that it goes away one day. Don't worry."