There is nothing better. I will put you both on the Path, that is certain, so don't worry. You both have long, past connections with me, hence you are "captured" ...
I know you love me and your only desire is to stay with me 24 hours. You have no thought of family, children, and money. Only a longing to remain with me! That is love. It is good, but you must be prepared to sacrifice and not think of yourself, but of pleasing me.
By 24 January, Baba stopped having his arti performed — although the morning music sessions continued — and he also prohibited darshan, making his seclusion much stricter.
He ordered, "No one should come near me. If anyone has anything in particular to convey relating strictly to work, he should first inform Buasaheb, who will inform Kalingad or Chander. Only after they tell me will I consider allowing the person to see me."
All were now to get up at 6:00 A.M., have tea at 6:30 and then attend the music sessions from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M.
On the 26th, Pendu abruptly arrived from Quetta, where he had been staying for the past year. He had come to rejoin the mandali quite unexpectedly. Beheram was sent to Bombay for training in operating movie theater projectors.
After being confined in his cage-room for almost three weeks, Baba declared on Monday, 27 January 1930, "I am exhausted by this seclusion and want to go away somewhere for a few days. But where and when should I go? Bijapur, South India, or some other place?"
A foot journey was discussed, but no decision was made then. Kaka Baria arrived that night, and Sayyed Jamadar of Poona the next day.
At two in the afternoon on the 30th, Baba suddenly left his seclusion. When he came out of the cage-cabin, Bhiwa was the first to greet him, and Sailor was the first to take his darshan. It had been 22 days of cramped confinement.
Soon after, Baba walked over to the Pigeon House. After meeting with the women mandali, Baba immediately left in a private bus with Adi Sr., Chhagan, Chanji, Dastur, Kalingad, Raghunath, Raosaheb, Sidhu, and a few others for Ahmednagar.
But during the journey Baba felt uneasy and a bottle of castor oil was purchased in the way. They arrived at Akbar Press at nine that night, where a few of Baba's followers gathered for darshan.