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He further says :
"During his serious sickness, 'Ajapa Jap' and prayers have remained constant source of strength to him."
When he left his body on 26th March Dr. Shastri was giving him physiotherapy and massage. Balwantbhai was helping him. Both were talking about the efficacy of massage treatment. The Saint must be hearing their talk. A few minutes before that Dr. J. K. Mehta had checked and had expressed his satisfaction about his condition. But suddenly Balwantbhai noticed that both the eyes balls of the Saint were drawn towards the forehead, the heart portion of the chest heaved towards his head and his - lips flutterred. Balwantbhai put his hand on his chest and asked : “Gurudev, how are you feeling ?” Dr. Shastri at once took his pulse and declare that everything was over. That was the end. Balwantbhai, who noticed how his soul left his body, is of the opinion that the Saint, who was knowing Yoga, voluntarily ended his life through “Brahmarandhra".
Ambubhai, the nearest associate and an ardent devotee, records some interesting incidents which occurred during this sickness.
As already noted, he could utter some words, for the first time after the initial attack, on 2nd March. At that time left side of his body was not affected and he could have the movement of his left hand. Ambubhai records that when he utterred a few words on and after 2nd March he used to put his hand against his mouth - a consciousness that a Jain Saint does not speak without a "Muha Patti".
Thereafter once he utterred "Rajohan” ( a broom of woollen shreds usually kept by Jain Saints). The attendants brought his "Rojabem”. Then he utterred "Chinchan" & "Padavihar” giving suggestion that he wanted to go to Chinchan by foot. This was not possible and that was explained to him. Again he repeated and
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