Baba laid down the following three conditions to be followed by both groups of men:
1) Implicit obedience.
2) Not to commit any immoral acts, in order to maintain the fine impression of love already created there [in the West].
3) Not to spoil Baba's work there by being moody or by any undesirable action.
Baba impressed upon the men not to touch any woman in an immoral way during the trip.
To emphasize the seriousness of his order, he added, "If you touch any girl, it would be better if you commit suicide immediately!"
Baba took a solemn promise from each of the twelve to obey these orders, and then had them prick their thumb and put their thumbprint in blood on an agreement which was drawn up to this effect.
Adi Sr. remembered how strictly they were instructed before departing:
Before we went to the West, we had many sessions with Baba on how to behave. It was a revolution for us in our minds and hearts to come to the West. It was peculiar and new in many ways, the atmosphere, the food, Baba's dealing with us. We, as young men, were told not to be too close to the young women and not too far — don't hurt their feelings, but don't become involved romantically. It was harder than if Baba had told us to turn our faces away!
On Wednesday, 9 March 1932, Baba returned to Bombay, this time to Marker's house opposite Chira Bazaar, which had been put at his disposal for the two weeks prior to his departure. But Baba did not approve it, so the mandali found Rander House on Dadysatt Road, Chowpatty, and Baba occupied it the next day. No visitors were permitted.
Naturally, those in Bombay longed to have Baba's darshan, and Baba brought up the topic on the 11th. Chanji voted in favor of allowing visitors to come during certain hours of the day, but he was out-voted. He recorded in his diary in frustration:
Any selfless and sensible mandali would have expressed a keen interest and desire to allow others, who so eagerly wanted and waited to see Baba, to visit him ... but here was a mandali so addicted to the taste of the new thing that Baba of late was graciously pleased to allow them [darshan being permitted by Baba] that they actually preferred keeping others out and tasting themselves of the prasad.