WIn the beginning, under orders from Maharaj Swami moved with Muktanand Swami's group. One day he arrived at Jetalpur. Here at night, Muktanand Swami went on the ground to sleep. Swami also followed him. Muktanand Swami slept on the stony floor without making a bed. So Swami also made preparations to sleep in the same manner. Muktanand Swami saw this and asked him to make a bed for himself so that the stones may not hurt him. "But you are sleeping on the floor without a bed," Swami said modestly. So he replied, "I am under orders from Maharaj to do so." On hearing this, Swami also replied in a humble tone, "The orders of Maharaj are meant for all. I, too, care for salvation." Muktanand Swami was very happy to see the aptitude of this young saint and said, "You'll certainly progress and go ahead."

In the month of Falgun of the Samvat Year 1867 Maharaj celebrated the festival of flowers and colours Fuldol - at Rathod Dhadhal's place in Sarangpur. Several upcountry groups of saints and devotees arrived there. Preparations were made for playing with colours. But before that Maharaj began to sing the Holi verse of Kabir with some specific spiritual purpose.

Jogiya taalat janma kera falsa re,
Premna pyala Jogiya,
Juga juga jivo so jogiya.
Maharaj would sing and others would repeat after Him :
Koti Krishna jode hath koti Vishnu name math,
Koti Shanker dhare dhyan, koti Brahma kathe jnan
Sadguru khele vasant.
"Millions of Krishnas join their hands,
Millions of Vishnus bow their heads,
Millions of Shivas meditate,
Millions of Brahmas deliver knowledge,
And Sadguru celebrates the festival of Spring."

Maharaj was playing raas and stopped when this stanza came. He pointed the stick, which was in His hand, towards Swami Gunatitanand and drew the attention of Swami Anand and Swami Muktanand and asked them, "Swami, who is that sadguru ?" All the saints replied with one voice, "Maharaj, You are that sadguru. Who else could that be ?" Maharaj then made everybody silent and obliged them by saying, "The glory which I just now described was that of sadguru. I am supreme Purushottam Narayan in this world. That sadguru is this Gunatitanand Swami. The composer of this Holi verse Kabir worshipped and addressed Akshar Brahman as 'Sadguru Saheb.' He holds innumerable muktas and Purushottam in the form of Akshardham - the abode Akshar - and he is in My service in the manifested form of Swami Gunatitanand. He has manifested himself in the form of sadguru in order to spread My supreme worship. The glory described in the Holi verse is his glory, and I am above him, he is Swami and I am Purushottam Narayan, worthy of worship even by him." All the saints were astonished when they heard the infinite glory of Swami from the very lips of Maharaj. How could anybody discover the glory of this young Swami when he himself always behaved in the most humble manner ?