What happened when the Madrasi sannyasi arrived in Shirdi, and what information did he receive there?

According to Chapter 31, upon his arrival in Shirdi, the sannyasi Vijayananda met Swami Somdevji of Haridwar. When Vijayananda inquired about the journey to Mansarovar, Swami Somdevji described it as a very difficult undertaking. He stated it was five hundred miles away and fraught with challenges like heavy snow, language barriers every fifty miles, and potential dangers from locals, which caused outsiders great hardship. This news deeply dejected and worried the sannyasi. Later, after he took darshan of Sai Baba, Baba's mood suddenly changed and He asked the assembly to send the sannyasi away.