After Mukunda recovers, Sri Yukteswar agrees to go to Kashmir. The party of six takes a train to Rawalpindi and then hires a landau for a trip to Srinagar, capital of Kashmir. They visit an ancient temple, and later Mukunda rides a horse for the first time. Mukunda also gets his first look at the snow-capped Himalayas. After three weeks of travel, Mukunda returns to Bengal, while Sri Yukteswar remains in Srinagar for a while. Sri Yukteswar hints that he will soon experience health problems and may even die.

Back in Serampore, Mukunda receives a telegram saying that Sri Yukteswar is dangerously ill. Sri Yukteswar recovers within a few days, however. When the master returns to Serampore two weeks later, Mukunda notices that he has lost a lot of weight. He believes that Sri Yukteswar used the fever to burn off some of the negative karma of his followers.

Mukunda’s sister Roma asks for his help. Her husband, Satish Chandra Bose, is too materialistic, and she wants him to develop spiritually. Mukunda arranges for the three of them to visit the temple of Kali, hoping that he will feel the presence of the Divine Mother. On the trip, Satish expresses cynical views about gurus and other holy men.