Bhau wondered about the line's meaning. Soon he would understand. This was one of the last lines Baba ever gave Bhau.1 The hearts and minds of the mandali were focused completely on Baba, but all were helpless before his supreme will.
At 9:00 P.M. that night, sharp, violent jolts assailed Baba's body continually, and Goher and Eruch were sent for. Eruch and Bhau held Baba firmly.
Baba gestured, "Every jolt feels like an electric shock!"
Baba's body had become rock-hard, and the shocks lifted it from the bed. This went on continuously for an hour, and then it stopped. As the atmosphere in the room changed, Baba's body turned as tender and soft as a flower, and he began communicating as if nothing had happened.
He asked Eruch about his relatives, the Satha and Damania families in Ahmednagar and about his mother Gaimai, sister Manu and brother Meherwan in Poona, who would visit Meherazad every year for a month at Baba's birthday.
"When will Meherwan come?" Baba asked.
Eruch said, "This year, because of the darshan in Poona, he will have to take leave from his job [at Meherjee's paper factory] at that time to help with the work, and so he was not planning on coming here in February."
"No, he should come in February," Baba instructed.
As mentioned, Baba had indicated that Meherwan could come to Meherazad along with Meherjee on the 30th. Meherwan would later regret that he did not grasp the opportunity.
Meanwhile in Poona , Dr. Grant was to visit Booth Hospital in Ahmednagar on Thursday, 30 January 1969, and so, as wished by Baba, Meherjee brought him first to Meherazad at 8:00 A.M. Baba's health appeared normal in the doctor's presence, and he communicated animatedly with him. Dr. Grant mentioned that he was thinking of starting a new foundation (to be named the Poona Medical Foundation at Ruby Hall), but was not certain it would meet with success. Baba encouraged him to go ahead with it. The nurse who came with Dr. Grant also discussed some personal financial problem with Baba. Even to the end, Baba expressed compassion and concern for people's practical everyday matters.
Baba was not eating properly, and Dr. Grant, thinking Baba's health was improving, advised him to ingest more protein.
Baba joked, "At first you put certain restrictions on my diet, and now you tell me to take more protein!"
Footnotes
- 1.The Hindi is: Ab jeekar kya karenge, jub tumhi chale gaye? This line and others were incorporated in ghazals published in Meher Roshani (Meher's Effulgence).