When the Dadachanji family reached Meherabad, they were deeply moved by the radiance and glowing features of the Master. His face was unlike any other they had ever seen; his eyes penetrated their heart's very core.
A rather reluctant young relative of Bachamai's, who lived in the same compound in Poona, had accompanied the Dadachanjis. His name was Meherjee Ardeshir Karkaria. He had been induced to come "on a picnic to Ahmednagar." Although it was not customary for them as Zoroastrians, the Dadachanji family offered Baba homage by touching his feet. But Meherjee, the son of a Parsi priest in Navsari, folded his hands in salutation from a distance.
After Baba inquired about each one's health, he gestured to Meherjee and asked,
"What do you do?"
Meherjee replied that he was studying science and engineering. Baba inquired further,
"What will you do when you finish?"
Meherjee replied that he would obtain his bachelor of science degree. Baba smiled and asked,
"Why don't you come to my school and work as a teacher?"
Meherjee did not seem happy with this, so Baba added,
"All right, appear for the exam; but if you fail, come back."
Meherjee did not say anything.
Baba had been gazing at Tehemtan and took the baby in his arms and kissed him for a long time. In the afternoon Naoroji left with his family and Meherjee, while Chanji remained at Meherabad. From that day onward, the Dadachanji family was absorbed in the Master's divine love.
Since Baba's return from Bombay at the end of 1926, he had been staying in the Jhopdi at lower Meherabad. But from 9 March 1927, he began spending the night in the Table Cabin near the dhuni. The handmill was fixed outside its entrance and he again began grinding millet for a few hours each day. When Baba changed his seat to the Table Cabin, he remarked to the mandali,
"I will stay here for 1,200 years!"
As Baba was grinding millet two days later, the pin of the handle of the handmill came out. Baba remarked,
"Despite having three orderlies, this is my fate. It is just my luck."
Baba ordered the bhakris be prepared with the very small amount of flour he had been able to grind. The handle was fitted securely and the mill was fixed.
A discussion took place later that day, 11 March, about the future Meher Ashram school and the publicity for it.