Passage 13

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In plain words

The tonga man brought the tonga: ‘Swami! Tomorrow at 9 in the morning we must be there,’ he said. Then Bābā: ‘I want no tonga or anything. I will not travel in it. I will go on My own,’ He said. Everyone was afraid even to say a word to Him. Bābā was very angry. It was 10 at night. The train had left. Nobody spoke to Bābā. He went inside. He shut the door. He did not open the door. ‘He should at least ask for something, some water, or say He must go to court,’ Dās Gaṇu fretted. How could this be drawn out any longer? At daybreak Bābā opened the door and came in. ‘Hey! I have to go to Bombay,’ He said. ‘To go to Bombay takes a day. It takes 24 hours. I don't need them; I am going,’ He said. He sat down. Since He said He would go, they brought the tonga. He did not come out. He did not get into the tonga. He did nothing. He sat. Whoever came, He shouted at them to go away. Such anger! He would say ‘Go!’, and if you did not go He would take up His stick at once and strike. He would chase after you, chase you, and really beat you. So nobody went near Him. Everyone stayed outside. After 10 o'clock they came in. ‘The case is over,’ He said. That very day, at 9.30, Bābā had appeared in court. The Government Pleader put all his cross-questions. Bābā gave the answers. He answered everything in legal terms. Then they dismissed the case.

The next day Bāyijī came. ‘Swami! Yesterday You gave Your answers very correctly. All the other devotees: But Bābā never went! He was right here the whole of yesterday!’ they thought. This man began an inquiry. ‘Did Bābā buy a ticket at the station? Where did He arrive? Where did He get down? When did He come into the court in Bombay?’ Nowhere was there any clue. The lawyer who had put those cross-questions was also a devotee of Bābā! All this while, though Bāyijī was Kākājī's brother, Kākājī always lived in Shirdi itself; his son is the Dīkṣit who lives in our Brindavan. He lived ten years right here in Brindavan and died. His wife too was here. She had been here for 20 years.