During his trips to Mahuva. Pragji Bhakta used to talk about the divine supremacy of Shriji Maharaj and convince the devotees of the fact that Gunatitanand Swami himself was the manifestation of Akshar. In the Samvat year 1916 when the idol of Harikrishna Maharaj was being installed at Gadhpur, Pragji Bhakta pleased Acharya Raghuvirji Maharaj by presenting beautiful dresses prepared by him for the idols of Gopinathji Maharaj and Harikrishna Maharaj. That very same year an idol of Harikrishna Maharaj was installed at Junagadh too. Here too Pragji Bhakta, with the loving assistance of the devotees, prepared artistic dresses wrought with gold and silver threads for Thakorji. Swami was greatly pleased with the devotion and practical wisdom of Pragji Bhakta.
Pragji Bhakta had cultivated a habit of working with his inner self always reposed in God. A little deviation from this caused pain to him. As a devout sadhak, he once requested Swami to give some illness to his body as a mark of penance.
For some time Pragji Bhakta remained ill. During this brief
period of illness he became one with Swami by surrendering himself completely to him. Devotion to Swami became the sole purpose of his life.
The following year Acharya Raghuvirji Maharaj was to participate in the Fuldol Samaiya (religious festival) at Junagadh. Swami asked Pragji Bhakta to prepare an artistic canopy to cover the huge pandal. Pragji Bhakta talked to the devotees and collected thick suitable cloth for the purpose and started his work. He worked incessantly day and night to prepare the canopy.
Once Swami went to observe the work in progress. He was so happy to see Pragji Bhakta singing devotional hymns while working that he asked him to ask for what ever boon he liked. But Pragji Bhakta had no wants. So the Swami gave him a boon, "You will earn lots of money and will be blessed by great saints even while leading the life of a grihastha (house holder)."
"O Swami," said Pragji Bhakta with folded hands, "I have learnt from you and Gopalanand Swami that there is no real happiness in wealth and women. Please lead me to your dwelling place and bless me with your jnan (knowledge) and make me a true satsangi (a member of the divine fellowship)."
In order to test him Swami tempted him with material pleasure; but how could an enlightened man like Pragji Bhakta bargain the chintamani. (wish-fulfilling gem) for it? When Swami saw that Pragji Bhakta was firm in his determination he spoke to him, "You can have your three boons if you are prepared to leave home for good and possess a burning desire to have them at any cost."
Swami was convinced of his yearning for jnan and made the promise. The canopy, which could only have been completed after months of hard work with the help of many tailors working incessantly, was stitched by Pragji Bhakta alone within a month This earned him a rare favour from Gunatitanand Swami-his blessings.