Dev felt deceived because he failed to recognize Baba's presence at his Udyapan festival, as detailed in Chapter 40. He had invited Baba with great love and received a promise that Baba would attend. However, when Baba appeared in the form of a Sanyasi with two companions, Dev's mind was clouded by delusion, and he only saw them as uninvited guests. Believing Baba had not kept His word, Dev wrote a letter to Jog expressing his disappointment and confusion, stating, 'He told me... 'I am coming.' But it all turned out otherwise; I don't understand this at all.' His feeling of being deceived was a direct result of his inability to see through Baba's disguise.
Why did Dev feel that Baba had deceived him after the Udyapan festival?
📖 Chapter 40