There will be no individual interviews tomorrow. All must be present in the hall by eight o'clock tomorrow morning. All must wash their hands and faces before that. Those who have [nocturnal] emissions in their dreams tonight must take a bath before presenting themselves here.
Before I make the Declaration, I will also call out in my heart all the past, present and future Perfect Ones to bear witness to the Declaration.
On the morning of 28 June, Ramjoo noted, "Although one and all were not asked to necessarily take a bath," each companion had a bath, put on fresh clothes, and had his breakfast. All were present in the hall where the meeting was to take place long before the clock struck eight. Baba also wore a new coat, and was serenely happy in spite of a serious air about him.
Baba admonished those gathered: "Be present here in this hall with all your hearts, and listen carefully to every word."
Baba washed his hands and feet, and sitting back down, signaled Ghani to read out the explanation to the Declaration, first in English and then in Hindi. Dr. Deshmukh read the Marathi version:
What God Has Determined
God has determined in my mind the irrevocable step that I am going to take on October 16. The period required for the execution of this inevitable step will be from October 16, 1951 to February 15, 1952. During these past seven days, therefore, I have been talking to you all collectively and individually whenever necessary, regarding the arrangements to be made for carrying out this step. From July 1 to October 16, I will see to the actual arrangements in detail.
The step God wants me to take is one of complete and absolute annihilation. I am at this moment solely and entirely in the New Life, and it is purely from this New Life stand of an ordinary human being that I tell you about this annihilation.