From Saptashringee, Shree Beedkar Maharaj returned to Pune and changed his residence from Kasaba Peth to Shukrawar Peth and took a place on rental, in Galimkar Mansion.
As the piles problem became more severe, Shree Beedkar Maharaj was brought to Thane (Mumbai) for treatment, by Shri Balawantrao, who was rendering personal service in his sickness. There was no improvement by the medicines. Finally, Shree Beedkar Maharaj stopped all the medicines and continued the treatment only by drinking buttermilk for one week. As a result of this treatment, the lump, which had formed in the groin, due to the plague, burst open on its own. This was a clear indication, of the fearlessness, self-confidence and the control of body and mind of Shree Beedkar Maharaj. After recovery Shree Beedkar Maharaj returned to Pune.
Shree Beedkar Maharaj used to fall sick very often. To render personal service to Shree Beedkar Maharaj, Shri Balwantrao Bhagwat used to come to Pune now and then. The relatives and known people of Shri Balwantrao also started visiting the house of Shree Beedkar Maharaj. When the disturbance from the visiting crowd became intolerable, Shree Beedkar Maharaj used to put up a fierce external appearance and start uttering abuses to the people, so that people avoid coming to him. Even then when the friends of Shri Balwantrao came to meet him, they would expect milk, tea, maize spikes, groundnuts, cucumbers, figs, mangoes, etc. For all this money was needed.
When Shri Balwantrao used to prepare the list of items to be brought, Shree Beedkar Maharaj used to put his hand below the mattress and take out the required money. Once Shree Balwantrao made sure that there was no money below the mattress, but when the time came for him to buy groceries, Shree Beedkar Maharaj as usual, put his hand below the Mattress and gave him the right amount to buy the required groceries. Shri Balwantrao never understood the source of this money and used to get very much surprised. This was just a tiny fraction of the superhuman powers that Shree Beedkar Maharaj had and utilized it nearly for two years.
Shri Balwantrao went to different places and tried to attain superhuman power (siddhi), just like Shree Beedkar Maharaj, but did not succeed. Later on Shree Beedkar Maharaj advised him “with determination, love and with full attention, carry on meditation. With practice, you can achieve the object. You have to always try to acquire the fruits by unflinching faith.”
After this Shri Balwantrao went to Thane (Mumbai) without the approval of Shree Beedkar Maharaj and died there due to plague. Shree Beedkar Maharaj was under severe shock but this itself was the testing time for his endurance. Actually he had become very weak, due to the severity of the piles. His wife, (Aaisaheb) suffered from plague and became deaf and very weak which added to his misery.
Further, Dr. Narayanrao Ranade, who used to come to him regularly, also suffered from plague. But Shree Beedkar Maharaj instead of admitting Dr Narayanrao to the plague Hospital, served him personally & thoroughly, even by feeding him with sweet dishes, like kheer and shira. Later, due to the kind grace of Shree Beedkar Maharaj,Dr. Narayanrao Ranade was saved from the jaws of death.
Though Shree Beedkar Maharaj was suffering, under these traditional circumstances of calamities, the Supreme Lord was fully supporting him and somebody always used to come with the necessities, required for his day to day welfare. On account of the ill-health of his wife, Shree Beedkar Maharaj took her to a village Shirdona, for a change of climate. In Shirdona, he came across a great devotee of Lord Ganesh, Shree Damodar Balawant Bahutule alias Anna Maharaj, who was also a great celibate from the beginning. Right from the year 1903 Shree Anna Maharaj came and stayed with Shree Beedkar Maharaj to render personal service, to Shree Beedkar Maharaj. Before taking Mahasamadhi (the last conscious communion with God) Shree Beedkar Maharaj nominated Shree Anna Maharaj ,to take his place. Shree Anna Maharaj looked after the seat of Shree Beedkar Maharaj, with great devotion for twelve years.