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Then comes news of the passing away of Mrs. Gobind Baptiwale, the wife of one of Shri Nathji’s dearest devotees in Akola, the late Dr. Gobind Baptiwale, who had composed many a bhajan on Shri Nathji, and who had been instrumental in bringing Shri Nathji to Akola in December 1950. His words echo in Shri Nathji’s ears:“Mar jaaoon Prabhu ke charanon men“Let me die at Thy feet, O Lord,As Priya Nath suddenly breaks the news to Shri Nathji, Shri Nathji is apparently startled and says very loudly:“HainPriya Nath is sorry that he had startled Shri Nathji thus–but this was part of Shri Nathji’s ‘manushya leela’, to be as human as possible.“Nikal jaaye dam tere kadmon ke neeche“Let my last breath be spent at Thy feet,