As in the worldly way, when she was about to move out of her headquarters, "spiritual wires" used to hum, inviting all the top members of the spiritual hierarchy to be in her presence when she came to their town or city. It is said that Tajuddin Baba, who generally would move about naked, once put on a dhoti when he went to pay his respects to Babajan.1
Nusserwan would come for Baba's darshan every Sunday. On 8 August, he came as usual to Meherabad, but his bicycle broke down. Baba and four of the mandali accompanied him on foot to the railway station and returned at 9:30 that night in a tonga. The Master's love and kindness filled Nusserwan's heart, and the entire Satha family worshiped Baba as God-incarnate.
Baba became a frequent visitor to the Satha residence, Akbar Press, and Nusserwan's brothers, Piloo Mama, Meherjee Mama and Jemi Mama used to come to Meherabad with their sister Gulamasi. One afternoon when Gulamasi came to see Baba, he was busy grinding grain. Baba beckoned to her to help him grind and she immediately complied. While the flour was being ground, a terrific whirlwind swept through Meherabad, tearing the tin roofs off the buildings and sending them flying. A dust storm followed.
It was evening and the winds were still swirling. Gulamasi began wondering how she would be able to return to Ahmednagar. Baba looked at her and picking up a metal pot beside him, flung it forcefully away. Immediately the storm subsided and the weather became normal! Gulamasi was amazed, and when she returned to Ahmednagar she reported this incident to her brothers, revealing the Master's power over nature.
Kaikhushru Afseri had first met Baba in Bombay during 1924 and wished to stay permanently with him. A year later, Baba called him to Meherabad and he began living with the mandali. He was doing night duty at the hospital, and he was also given permission to write something about Baba in Persian.2
At this time, Meherabad was infested with snakes and scorpions. One day an unusually long snake was killed near the Post Office, and Baba came to see it. Afseri picked up the dead snake to show it to Baba, but Baba gestured to him to discard it and then ordered him to wash his hands 24 times.
Watchdogs were necessary to guard the property.
Footnotes
- 1.Hazrat Babajan was referred to as the "doyen of Masters." In this sense, she was the eldest Master, or the senior member of the spiritual hierarchy.
- 2.Afseri had been a gold medalist university student in Persian in Iran, before migrating to India.