Upasni Maharaj getting out
of a car on October 17, 1941 to meeting with Meher
Baba
Upasni Maharaj walking to
meet with Meher Baba
Friday, October 17, 1941
was a significant day in spiritual history. Upasni
Maharaj and Meher Baba met in a secluded hut at
Dahigaon, a village in Ahmednagar District. They
had met after nineteen years, and for those who
witnessed this meeting it was an auspicious day
since it was Guru Dwadashi, the twelfth day of the
second fortnight of the month of Asho, which, is
dedicated to the Guru.
Meher Baba waiting for
Upasni Maharaj
Meher Baba and Upasni
walking and greeting disciples after their
meeting.
F.H. Dadachanji records:
Shri Upasni Maharaj during the last few years used
to say that he earnestly wanted to see Meher Baba.
On hearing such oft-repreated requests, Meher Baba
told Guimai that he would see Maharaj alone and
only once.” It was their last meeting on the
evening of October 17, On Christmas eve, December
24, 1941, at 3:30 a.m. Mahraj, who was in his
seventy-first year, passed on.
What was said between the two
Realizers comes from ‘The God-Man’, The Life, Journey and
Work of Meher Baba with an Interpretation of his Silence and
Spiritual Teaching by C.B Purdom 2010 edition.
These are the words of Meher Baba.
p. 256
“Later on Maharaj sent word by Adi’s
mother Gulmai, “Soon I shall drop this body, so tell Merwan
to come and see me. I said I would not set foot in Sakori,
so a meeting was arranged elsewhere in a hut. We embraced
each other and I put my head under his foot. He said, “You
are Adi-Shakti” (The Supreme Power). He started weeping, and
said to me, “Keep you eye on Sakori.” Then we both went
away, and three to four months later, Maharaj dropped his
body, and Godavri was given charge of the nuns. Godavri was
in the secret all the time but never said a word about
me.
also see another account of their meeting:
The Biography of the
Avatar of the Age
Meher Baba Volune Seven & Volume Eight 1940-1945
“I
took his darshan. Avatar or not, he was my
Master!“
and
A
short biographical sketch of Upasni Baba
The Beloved, The Life and Work of Meher
Baba, by Naosherwan Anzar, Sherlar Press, Inc. 1974, pp.
52-53.
See full story from:
The
Biography of the Avatar of the Age
Meher Baba Volune Seven & Volume Eight 1940-1945
Go to a short biographical
sketch of Upasni Baba Maharaj
Read
from the Awakener Magazine about this historic last
meeting