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She said to the Holy Master: "Overnight I had a wonderful dream. In it I saw you sur­rounded on all sides by dazzling light which was flowing right from your lustrous face. In the dreaming state you graced my house, now I entreat you to grace it in the waking state." The Holy Master pleased her and went to her house. In the evening he went to the village of Allahabad and Jafrabad, where a number of people welcomed and worshipped him. When he returned to the city, the streets, where his car was to pass through, were crowded, and as arranged beforehand, he was taken to the Zoroastrian Girls School. Besides the schoolgirls, the leading citizens of both the sexes, as they were invited by the school authorities, were present. The Holy Master was given a royal welcome and after he seated himself, Mr. K. E. Afseri delivered a brilliant lecture upon him. After the lecture was over, all the schoolgirls stood up and entertained the Holy Master by singing soul-stirring religious hymns. He then gave a prasad of sweetmeats to all the girls, each of whom took it after reverently bowing and kissing his hand.

 

Though it had grown dark, the street in which the above School was situated was overcrowded, and so when His Holiness stepped out of the School he was literally besieged by the people. It was with some difficulty that he was taken to his place of rest, viz., the bungalow of Arbab Rustam Khusrav.

 

The third day of the Holy Master's stay in Yezd was as noteworthy as the second. The devotion and zeal of Yezdians, whether they were Mahometans or Zoroastrians or Bahais or Babis, knew no hounds. Wherever he went, there were roses, roses all the way. He was invited at various places, but he could accept only a few invitations. In the morning, he went to the bungalow of Arbab Khoda Baksh Gudarz, who was all humility before him and was so glad that he said to him: "I feel as if my father has been brought back to life."

 

In the afternoon Shri Babaji went to the village of Mubarakha, where many people revered him. Among those who worshipped him was one Mr. Faredoon Irani, the father of Mr. Behramji Irani, who is one of the most deeply devoted disciples of the Holy Master and who accompanied Him on His Persian tour. Mr. Behramji was simply taken aback when he saw his father adoring the Holy Master, for not only was he known not to believe in him as a Saint or a Sadguru but was considered hostile to him. Indeed he was previously so hostile to the Holy Master that he became hostile to his own son, Behramji, as Behramji was Baba's disciple.

 

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