Although Baba was able to sit up in an armchair and stretch out his legs, on 28 February, when Adi Jr. visited the next day, the pain had increased. Padri wrote a note to Adi Sr. on 2 March 1952, informing him:
Baba passed a very restless night and in the morning he said that he felt tremendous nervous exhaustion; and also mentioned to Kaikobad that it seemed as if he was "to go back." I will put the words as he said [in Gujarati]: "I feel like I will now return to my home [his Eternal Abode]."
It is a sort of nervous fright, though it cannot be attributed to the operation or the piles, for they don't pain him [as much]. It is his general condition that is bad.
To speed his recovery, it was recommended that Baba have mutton soup, so Meheru Damania was asked to prepare and send it from Khushru Quarters.
During this period, Bhagirath Tiwari of Ahmednagar came to Meherazad with his wife Kokila to see Baba, and Baba asked Kokila, "What have you cooked today?"
"Rice, dal, vegetables and chapatis," she said.
"How many chapatis did you make?"
"About 30."
"What! Why so many for just the two of you?"
"Bhagirath's brother-in-law has come with his daughters," she explained, "so more food is required."
"Do the girls help you with cooking?" Baba asked.
"No, they don't," she replied.
Turning to Bhagirath, Baba stated, "Send your relatives back today! Kokila is not in good health; can't they see that?"
So on their return home, Bhagirath told his brother-in-law, "You'd better leave today."
"But we are staying a fortnight," he said. "There is no rush for us to get back."
"It is best if you leave today, so kindly go."
"But what is the hurry?" the brother-in-law asked.
"I'm sorry, it is Baba's orders," Bhagirath explained.
Bhagirath hailed a taxi, and after putting their bags in it, he made them go. It was later learned that his relatives had been ridiculing Bhagirath and his wife for following Meher Baba. This forcible departure made them conscious of Baba's omniscience, and they too gradually leaned toward him.
On the 7th, Baba and those going to America were vaccinated against smallpox. Baba became ill from the shot, and his arm became swollen. Padri was told to send this cable to Meherjee: "Baba's vaccination reaction is severe; the arm and armpit gland are inflamed and painful, and there is temperature."