He sent Vishnu to Akolner with the message that, after eating, Chhagan should return to Meherabad.
Baba remarked to the mandali, "Chhagan is a very loving and sincere fellow, and up to now he has pleased me and induced me to give him a push. But his behavior today is disappointing, in spite of so many warnings and hints."
Someone suggested that Chhagan may have agreed to stay with his relatives to avoid further insulting remarks towards Baba, rather than for any selfish motive. And indeed Chhagan later confirmed that this was so, stating that he had stayed to prevent further scope for criticism of Baba.
Baba then proposed that Chhagan and his wife be accommodated in a small, private hut at Meherabad, but Chhagan was not to touch her except to garland her once a day. Vishnu was sent with the message to Chhagan's in-laws that Chhagan alone should rejoin Baba now and that, after ten days, Chhagan would be coming to take his wife to the ashram.
That same evening at seven o'clock, Baba proceeded to Ahmednagar to attend Ramchandra Gadekar's wedding. Baba had been waiting for Chhagan, who had not yet returned from Akolner. But as it was getting late, he left with the mandali for the wedding, where he was received with the greatest reverence. Kanhoba Rao was overwhelmed with happiness. The guests rushed to the Master for his darshan, leaving the marriage ceremony which had already started. Baba was covered with garlands, and the guests shed tears of joy. Most of those invited were from the lowly cobbler caste, and they were deeply moved to have such an illustrious guest. It was Kanhoba's first opportunity to entertain the high-caste Brahmins among Baba's mandali, and they were treated to a lavish feast. Kanhoba was very touched when he noticed that Baba was wearing the sandals he had made in 1922 when Baba stayed in a hut along Fergusson Road in Poona.
After the wedding, Baba returned to Meherabad. On the way he kept mentioning Chhagan, which revealed how much he loved him. The Beloved does everything for his lovers, and even if his lovers undergo the most torturous austerities and perform the severest penances for thousands of births in an attempt to repay his love — they can never do so.
According to Baba's instructions, Chhagan had returned, but the events earlier in the day had left him emotionally shaken.