Renunciation means this maya: To do nothing without the order of a Sadguru. "No man who has a woman as his wife will ever perfect be," and yet Masters and Sadgurus have been married. But for the ordinary human beings, the greatest hindrance is this marriage.

But this luck [Realization after marriage like Upasni Maharaj] is also the outcome of the previous preparation. If Maharaj had not married, he would have had to take birth again, because a Sadguru is to be free of all sanskaras before Realization.

Later, while explaining about the inevitable Realization of his circle, Baba stated:

If I wished, I could give Realization to the members of my circle immediately. But giving this experience abruptly does not enable them to come down for duty. And then who would do it? Suppose you give Realization to your hand and then, mystified, it stops working as before. What would do its work? This is why Sadgurus always prepare their circle members gradually and what is being done is unknown to them — taking them up for Realization.

While Baba was discoursing on the 29th, someone asked, "Why are there 56 Realized souls in the world in every age?"

Baba replied:

The number 56 denotes perfection. This number appears to be perfect to those who manage these spiritual workings, as one Supreme Being alone cannot manage the whole affair single-handedly. He requires assistance, and the number of assistants is fixed at 56.

For instance, a toddyshop keeper needs several helpers — one to prepare the toddy, another to serve it, another to collect payment, et cetera. But if there is no shop, what is the use of helpers? In the same way, when there is no universe — as is the case for the majzoobs, who are realized but have no consciousness of the world and its affairs — for them, there is no work.

To return to the question: The universe must be maintained, and to carry out the affairs of the universe in an orderly manner 56 God-realized persons are required. The number is fixed at 56 because a number less than that cannot do all the work and the different duties. Suppose a man has lost one of his eyes. Although he can still see with the other eye, he sees with difficulty. Therefore, two eyes are given to each human being to enable him to see perfectly.