The next morning, Monday, 1 March 1954, at 7:00 A.M., while discussing the meeting of workers to be held with K.D.R.M., the Andhra lovers and the mandali, Baba observed, "It would be better if the workers' meeting is held tonight, as all are to keep awake tonight anyway."
Addressing Kutumba Sastri, Baba asked, "Would you be able to make the necessary arrangements [for holding the meeting tonight]?
"I want work, and work must be done 100 percent honestly or stopped. Remember, I can work all alone.
"If possible, all small [marginal] and important workers should attend the meeting. I will thrash out every point on how to work because I don't want these mass darshans and programs merely for name's sake. If workers love me but do not work with 100 percent honesty, then they are not wanted."
Baba repeated, "If it is possible, then arrange the meeting tonight; if not, tomorrow morning. If all cannot come tonight, then they must come tomorrow. I say all this because I will not come here again in this body.
"At Hamirpur also, I discussed this with workers, and here too I warn you because I love Andhra. Why I love it, you will not understand. But work done honestly is real work done; otherwise, don't work at all.
"I have been doing my work all alone eternally — since eternity!" Baba concluded.
K.D.R.M. assured Baba they would see to the meeting arrangements for that night, and inform all concerned through telegrams.
The Deputy Collector S. Pamulu was there and, looking at him, Baba advised, "Work for me wholeheartedly. Tell people about my love. If you work for the people, you work for me."
Baba visited the homes of Pamulu, Kala Venkata Rao and other lovers, and also, unannounced, entered the hut of a poor person.
Baba and the group left Amalapuram for Razole at 7:30 that morning. Sastri, Dhanapathy, Ranga Rao and Mallikarjuna stayed behind in the jeep to send off the more than 100 telegrams about the meeting change.
After an hour's drive Baba had the car halted and gathered the mandali around him, remarking, "Last night was quite funny and strange for me and Chhagan, who was on nightwatch. It was all quiet and peaceful, when a madman began howling and kept on doing it practically the whole night, without even a few minutes' break. I wondered what type of madness he had that did not allow me to take any rest. I wished to retire early, because tonight we are to keep awake for the meeting."