In addition, at a meeting of the mandali the next day, Baba suggested a poultry farm to earn some income; someone else suggested a dairy, but in the end, Baba decided on a small oil pump to pump the water up the hill. It could also run a flour mill, and this would save on salaries. A vegetable garden to grow some of their food was to be started.
On 29 August 1934, Daulatmai, Freiny and her son Beheram arrived by bus for a stay at Meherabad. Freiny stayed on the hill with the other women, while Daulatmai and Beheram stayed at the Family Quarters. Baba had had a fever for the preceding few days.
Nusserwan, Chinchorkar and Borker had Baba's darshan on the 30th.
Baba took everyone on a picnic to Vambori Ghat on 1 September. Rustom and Buasaheb arrived just before Baba left. Baba proposed that Buasaheb build a hotel in Nasik, but Buasaheb said he had no funds to invest.
Kaka Baria arrived from Bombay on the 9th.
The next day, Baba remarked to Adi Sr., "In the beginning, I thought you and Vishnu were the most obedient, but I now find selfishness in both of you. You were only laboring for spiritual gain, and Vishnu for monetary help. Vishnu himself does not need money, but he wants to help others in their studies. He has spent whatever little he had for that and now he comes to me for more.
"I have not yet come across anyone who could serve me without thought of either spiritual or material benefit. Arjun came closest. He was the best."
Baba then called Kaka Baria and asked, "Why are you serving me?"
"It is my duty!" Kaka replied.
"Don't you have any selfish motive?" pursued Baba.
"Absolutely not!" answered Kaka.
"Kaka talks like this, but he longs in his heart for spiritual advancement. He does not want anything, but he knows that it is desirable to be here for spiritual progress. This, too, is selfishness! One should serve out of love, and true love is bereft of any thought of gain or worry over risks taken."
There was a group of Upasni Maharaj's women disciples called kanyas living at Sakori. On one occasion, Maharaj symbolically became betrothed to these nuns as his "spiritual wives." However, during this period, certain persons in Rahuri who were Maharaj's staunch opponents filed a lawsuit against him and made many false claims about him, claiming that he was a polygamist and seduced young girls into his ashram for illicit purposes.