Again at the next station, Baba sent for Bhau and, with a curious look, asked, "For what purpose have you come with me? I was asleep, and someone's banging on my door disturbed me. Why don't you step down at every station and come to me, so that you can make certain that no one enters my compartment and wakes me up?"
Meanwhile, Baba forgave Sidhu and permitted all the men to sleep. But until their return to Mahabaleshwar two weeks later, Bhau had to get down at each and every stop, day or night, and stand guard in front of Baba's door.
The train arrived in Vijayawada at 8:20 P.M. on Saturday, 20 February 1954. The platform was packed with Baba's lovers and devotees. Cries of Baba's Jai filled the air. Chinta Sarvarao, his business partner Majety Ramamohan Rao, and the chief organizer of the Vijayawada program, Manikyala Rao, rushed to Baba's compartment and garlanded him. Those who had come from Saoner, Nagpur and Hamirpur joined the group in Vijayawada. Among them was Kishan Singh's son Madan who had come from Delhi to film the programs.
On alighting, Baba was profusely garlanded by others. To lead Baba away through the throng was difficult, but the mandali carefully guided him outside the station, where a car bedecked with flowers was waiting. Baba was driven to Majety Ramamohan Rao's family residence, where he was to stay. The mandali followed by bus. After Baba settled in, Chinta and Majety's families met Baba, as did the family of Manikyala Rao, and the chief Andhra workers. His arti was sung, and afterward he gave instructions to the workers organizing the various darshan programs.
While instructing them, Baba stated: "I want every worker of Andhra, whether small or big, to be present on March 2 for a meeting. What I want to explain to all workers, I will explain then, because this is my last trip to Andhra, and after this program, another will be held at Ahmednagar on March 21. After that, there will be no more programs, except only the last program when I shall speak! I want to explain this to all the workers. So arrange that anyone whom K.D.R.M. [referring to the four men Kutumba Sastri, Dhanapathy, Ranga Rao, Mallikarjuna Rao] think would work for me should be present."