The aura of Pt. Shukla's personality, pure character, cultural introspection and teachings greatly benefited the royal princes of the States of Chhattisgarh. In 1904 he took along with him the Maharaja of Bastar to Congress session at Bombay, where he saw Barrister Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi for the first time, who had just arrived from South Africa. There were no microphones in those days and the voice of Gandhiji was not audible. There was some disturbance and he had to close his speech. Gandhiji said to the audience, "Now you may not listen to me but a time will come when you will have to listen to me."