Reading 1: In this reading the father of Shri Dada, Pundit Behari Lalji, having lost his worldly possessions, visits his son seeking help. The response of Shri Dada to his father (who had disavowed him after Shri Dada took up a religious life instead of entering into the family business) is a lesson in charity and forgiveness as is the response of his wife who offers her future financial security to her father-in-law.