One by one, some of Shri Nathji’s old stalwarts began to pass away, renouncing their earthly frames and entering into the serenity of a divine repose.
Dr. Purekar, the man who had brought Shri Nathji to Maharashtra, was the first to go. He had survived ten heart attacks–a miraculous record for any heart patient. Perhaps Shri Nathji had gone to Maharashtra only for his sake.
Dr. Purekar had another heart attack while Shri Nathji was in Delhi. News of this reached Shri Nathji, and he immediately sent a letter to Dr. Purekar through Priya Nath–that he must get well immediately. This letter reached Dr. Purekar in his hospital bed. A new life entered into his body and he left the hospital fully cured.
But his life’s mission was over. Soon after, he had another heart attack, and God claimed him for his own. When news of the passing away of this very dear devotee reached Shri Nathji, tears came into his eyes. Dr. Purekar would henceforth continue to serve his Lord and Master in an invisible form.
The aging father of Shri Narsikar, Shri Aloni, whose sole occupation in life had become a constant meditation upon Shri Nathji, passed away blissfully reading Shri Nathji’s book: “Mrityu kaa Rahasya”-The Secret of Death.
There was also Shri Kulkarni a leading advocate of Nagpur, who firmly believed Shri Nathji was Rama, Krishna, Dattatreya–an incarnation of all the deities past and present.
Once when he had been called upon to deliver a speech on Shri Nathji at a function organised to celebrate Shri Nathji’s birthday, he had a most unusual experience. He had prepared a carefully written text on Shri Nathji. This elevated Shri Nathji to great spiritual heights, but veiled the fact that Shri Nathji was the avatar. Shri Kulkarni thought it would be appropriate to present Shri Nathji’s spirituality on a level the public could easily understand and therefore he had decided to conceal his personal belief in Shri Nathji’s avatarhood.
When he went up on the stage to deliver the speech he had prepared, a strange thing happened. A powerful divine force seemed to enter into him.
He found himself saying very loudly; Shri Nathji is the avatar. He is the Nishkalank Bhagwan! He is Rama, Krishna, Dattatreya! He is God!
His words stunned the audience even as they stunned him. He was not reciting what he had written, and that, which he was reciting, was something he had not written.
His words took the audience by surprise, but their effect was such that the people sat and listened, spellbound. The impact of his impromptu utterances was greater than any he could have imagined from his written text. It was as if Truth had entered within him to reveal itself.
There was also the time when he had been sitting before Shri Nathji and had missed his court date, on which he had to argue an important case. When he rushed to the court later and apologised before the judge, the judge said to him: “Mr.Kulkarni! Are you in your proper senses? You just argued your case before me for one hour!” Shri Nathji had come in his place as Kulkarni.