The next day, Sunday, 5 June 1927, despite feeling indisposed, Baba and a few of the mandali left Meherabad at 5:30 A.M. and stopped at Khushru Quarters for breakfast before proceeding to Aurangabad, where they relaxed at the Inspection Bungalow. Baba was in a good mood, despite the pain in his neck and a headache. After lunch and a few games of cards, Ramjoo suggested a visit to the Ellora Caves. They stopped at the Daulatabad Fort on the way. Baba saw and liked the Kailash Temple at Ellora and a few of the caves there.
While drinking tea at Khuldabad, Baba disclosed,1
"The tomb of Sai Baba's Master Zarzari Zar Baksh is in Khuldabad."
When asked how this could be since Zarzari Zar Baksh lived hundreds of years prior to Sai Baba, Baba answered,
"You have no idea of how great is the grace of the Perfect Master. While Zarzari Zar Baksh was alive, Sai, in a previous incarnation, was his disciple. The Master's grace descended upon him at that time; however, it carried over and made him perfect after 700 years. Zarzari Zar Baksh means Giver of the Wealth of Wealth. This he gave to Sai."
The group returned to Meherabad at eight o'clock the same night, again stopping at Khushru Quarters on the way for dinner.
It was scorchingly hot the following afternoon. On this occasion Baba asked Vishnu and Waman the tailor to go outside and shout as loudly as they could, "Come, come, rain! Go, go away, sun!" They both shouted out Baba's command to the clear skies, and it did rain by four o'clock that afternoon.
An elderly Parsi friend of the Jessawalas named Nusserwanji Bharucha had met Baba for the first time at the recent navjot ceremony at Akbar Press. He was so inspired by this meeting that every day from then on he would walk to Meherabad to have Baba's darshan. Baba always blessed him, placing his hand on his head, and urged him to long for the love of God.
Later during this period, however, Nusserwanji was reported to be behaving like a madman, moving about almost naked and beating anyone who tried to pacify him. On 6 June 1927, referring to him and others of a similar imbalanced emotional temperament, Baba commented:
To express one's feelings in such a violent way is not good. It has nothing to do with Truth.
Footnotes
- 1.Sai Baba of Shirdi had physical contact with other Masters — Gopal Rao and the Swami of Akkalkot. However, it was Zarzari Zar Baksh who bestowed Realization upon Sai while he was in a cave at Khuldabad. The Swami of Akkalkot brought Sai down and made him a Perfect Master.