Kumar with his daughter, Amrit, arrived from Dehra Dun on 16 October and were driven to Meherazad by Don. Kumar had brought Amrit to meet Baba and the women mandali before her marriage to Adi Jr.'s son Dara. The next day, they were taken to the Ahmednagar Registrar's office to apply for a marriage certificate. After fixing the date of the wedding, which was to be held at Meherazad, they left on the 18th.
The philosophy professor, Dr. Moorty, visited Meherazad on Sunday, the 20 th , and despite being uninvited, Baba permitted him to sit in the hall for some time. Jalbhai came the next day with a proposal to change the dates of the upcoming darshan, which was refused.
On 21 October 1968, Baba ordered Bhau to send for a copy of the Ramayana , Tulsidas' famous epic poem of Lord Ram's life. General messages from Baba would be sent daily to Bhau's family in Ahmednagar, and they were asked to send a copy of the book as soon as possible. A copy of the Ramayana arrived the following evening, and during Bhau's watch, Baba took the book, opened it at random, and asked Bhau to read a few verses aloud.
After he read from various parts of the book, Baba motioned to him to close it and remarked, "You will write better than this!"
Taken aback, Bhau again pleaded with Baba not to ask him to do any more writing, especially with the upcoming darshan program. Again Baba let the matter drop.
Baba continued working in his room every afternoon for 20 minutes "to give the final touches to my seclusion work," as he remarked.
Although he was most attentive to the smallest detail, Baba's health continued to deteriorate and he continued to try and conceal it. Sometimes he would complain about it, but at other times he seemed quite active and strong.
Dr. Ginde went to America in October 1968, where he gave talks to Baba lovers in New York and California. When he returned, he telephoned Adi and requested permission to come and personally give Baba an account of his visit. This was permitted, and Ginde and his wife came to Meherazad on Wednesday, 23 October 1968, but only Ginde was permitted a half an hour audience. Baba was all smiles as he communicated with Ginde for half an hour. The day before, Baba had experienced severe muscle cramps, but after examining him, Ginde said, "Baba, there is no sign of any malady. Your condition is quite normal."