The boys and mandali played atya-patya at Tapovan, with Kaka Shahane and Dhake as captains, but Baba had only watched.
After his return from Tapovan, at 8:30 P.M. Baba had a sudden whim to have his arti sung. The accoutrements (sandalwood, incense, and ghee), however, were not readily available as the arti ceremony was not being performed then, so Vishnu went to the women's quarters to bring them. While waiting, Baba became upset with Vishnu's delay and he motioned all to leave the room and stand outside.
After a while, he called them back and asked, "What is the use of performing my arti if my mood is spoiled? You people pay more attention to the ingredients necessary for arti than to me! Are these things required when you are supposed to offer the arti from the innermost recesses of your heart? The things that matter for performing arti come from within the heart. If one's heart is not in it, what purpose would it serve in bringing all the necessary ingredients for arti?"
His discomfort from the boils continued, which was a cause of great worry to the mandali. As Chanji wrote, "Baba suffers much from the eruptions. None can tell what all these sufferings mean, or why he incurs such sufferance on himself."
Anna 104 had arrived from Nagar the same day, 14 March, and requested that Baba grace the wedding of Anna's nephew in Sholapur. Rustom had gone to Bombay and he returned that night and reported to Baba. On the 16th, Shroff brought back three of his friends to see Baba, John Marquis, Dhunjisha and Beramji, and each was granted an individual interview.
On Monday, 17 March 1930, Buasaheb scolded a boy named Ramu for some mischief and twisted the boy's nose when he did not listen. Ramu complained to Baba, who told Vishnu to twist Buasaheb's nose for breaking his order against physically reprimanding the boys. Buasaheb became very upset and that night quietly left without telling anyone, and began wandering the streets.
Rising early the next morning, Baba woke the mandali and inquired the whereabouts of Buasaheb. They could not find him and informed Baba that he was missing. Baba sent Ramjoo and Raosaheb to search for him.
Finally, finding him at a teashop, they brought him back, and Baba remarked, "Last night I had blisters on my tongue and lips, and I was suffering greatly because of them. But no one has any feelings for me; on the contrary, everyone tries to give me more trouble! I have to arrange things for the mandali, as well as for all the outside persons who come to see me with their personal affairs. And on top of this, Bua behaves in this disgraceful manner with me!"