Addressing all, he observed:
The Gujarati and Telugu and Hindi groups' daily routine was that every morning I would ask how they had slept, and if not why they hadn't. Then I would inquire about their health in general, and so forth. Yesterday, we missed that routine. When I asked those who did not sleep overnight to stand up, they would give the reasons, their experiences, visions, cough, cold and snoring of their neighbors. The Hindi group was very good. If they saw one man get up, others would start getting up and narrate their experiences. I used to listen to them, embrace and console them. In this group, one man stood up and when asked the reason for not sleeping, he said that he wanted my embrace and so he stood up! So don't be afraid. Stand up if any of you could not sleep.
Four men from the Marathi group stood. Then Baba himself stood up, declaring that he too could not sleep last night! He questioned the four for their reasons and Dr. Ranade said, "I was thinking of you the whole night." Baba embraced him.
M. W. Joglekar of Ahmednagar said, "Previously I was an atheist, but subsequently I began worshiping a devi [goddess], whose statue is in a certain temple. I tried to remember you last night, but all the while thoughts of the devi would intrude in my mind."
Baba replied, "Continue remembering her. I am that, too. By remembering your devi, you will be remembering me."
Dr. Moorty said, "I dreamt that Baba told me to wander about naked, but I could not do it. Then he asked me to leap into a well, and I leapt. This broke the dream and I found myself lying in bed."
Baba cracked, "Don't jump into a well, jump into my Ocean of Love!"
Baba called Mancher Shah and asked how his eye was, but before he could reply, he was interrupted by a wisecrack from Limkar.
Baba scolded him, "There is a time and place for all things, and you should not lose sight of the atmosphere, my mood and the circumstances prevailing. When you go to the toilet, do you eat at the same time? Or while eating your supper do you pass a stool? When I am serious, all of you should be serious. When there is humor, be humorous. Everything at the proper time."