He was admitted to the Meherabad hospital with a high fever and a very serious case of pneumonia.
Baba sat by his side the whole first night he was there, 7 January, and sent for the boy's parents from Dewalgaon village.
Before retiring for the night, Baba stated, "I am the Ocean, and human beings are like bubbles in the water. When the bubble bursts, it disappears, merging back into the Ocean."
The parents arrived the next day and were naturally worried about their son's condition, but Baba assured them that the boy would be all right. One of the mandali was sent to Ahmednagar to bring ice to apply to the boy's forehead. Others were assigned the duty of remaining by the boy's bedside day and night. Baba would go to the hospital frequently to check on Kashinath, giving Dr. Karkal certain instructions about his care. Dr. Karkal's diagnosis gave no real hope for the boy's survival and depended entirely on Baba's guidance. As Baba instructed them, Padri, Pendu, and Karkal did their best to treat the boy, and due to their efforts, Kashinath gradually recovered. Baba was very pleased and rewarded Karkal with a silver vase, and Padri and Pendu with woolen scarves. Sweets were distributed, and it was a day of rejoicing at Meherabad.
A former attorney from Pathardi had devoted himself to certain practices and had become a yogi. On Saturday, 9 January 1926, he came to Meherabad for Baba's darshan. He wished to question the Master about spirituality, and Baba agreed to answer all his questions. The yogi said he preferred to write out his questions to ensure privacy as many were present. Baba agreed. The yogi was given a slate and began writing. Simultaneously, Baba too started writing, sitting opposite him. After finishing, the yogi handed his slate to Baba, and Baba handed his slate to him. Upon reading Baba's slate, the yogi was dumbfounded. On it, he found written all the answers to his questions! He was highly impressed by Baba's omniscience.
After he left, Baba remarked, "This is the first time I had the whim to read and express a visitor's thoughts, although I frequently do so in the case of the mandali, as you all know."
Sometime earlier, Mohan Shahane had written an arti for Baba in Marathi, which was being sung at all the gatherings. The mandali, however, wished to have an arti composed in Gujarati, and so Baba told them to write one, but none of the songs satisfied Baba.