Inside the temple, Maharaj commanded the gathering of Brahmins to bow to Merwan and declared, "He is Jagat Narayan [the Lord of the universe]! Touch his feet!" And the Brahmins did as Maharaj instructed.
In late September, a mongoose and a deer were brought to Meherabad and Baba assigned Sailor the duty of looking after them. It was not an easy job as the mongoose would run away and Sailor had to hunt for hours to find it. On 30 September, Baba humorously named the deer Dhadak (Palpitation) and the mongoose Dhoojara (Shivering) because of the trouble and the emotional stress the animals caused Sailor.
That day, Baba narrated this story:
A yogi once went before a Sadguru with a request to be shown something, such as God, the heavens or the planes. The Sadguru asked him to stay near him and take the name of Sitaram only for one hour. The yogi took this trial to be very trivial, thinking what possible great reward would such a small trial give (although it is very difficult, practically impossible to stay before a Sadguru even for a short time).
Reading his mind, the Sage said, "I have a still easier course, should you prefer. Go sit under a tree for twelve years observing strict fast and I will show you what you want."
This satisfied the yogi, who thought it would be a hard trial at least that would surely bring a good and substantial reward.
The story, in short, means that it is very hard to stay with a saint (who may be compared to fire!). Not only this, but in spite of a strong determination in the beginning to "stay" at all costs, one would feel [compelled] to go away at the first available opportunity, if the Sadguru turns the key internally, [despite] making an external show to keep one near.
At noon on Friday, 1 October 1926, a special meeting of the mandali was called and, for the first time, Baba hinted at ending all the activities in Meherabad. His reasons may have been connected with his spiritual work or he may have been giving the mandali a warning to be more conscientious toward their duties.
Baba was obviously irritated when he stated, "I am fed up with the mandali's moods, likes and dislikes, and with the long explanations that I have to write out."
Baba then reprimanded Arjun, Behramji, and Padri, accusing them of lack of enthusiasm in carrying out their work.