"Have you come to me to keep my pleasure, or to see that others are pleased? I may decide to make one man ascend to the throne and another to roll in the dust. If both are my slaves they should accept my will and be happy in it.
"I am not giving you a banana; I am giving you my prasad, and you refuse it! When you care so much for others and have so little regard for my prasad, what is the use in your staying with me? You have no idea with what intention I was giving you this prasad. Now you have lost it!"
And Bhau realized his mistake.
On Saturday, 14 July 1956, Baba again arranged a program for poor children living in Satara, and this time 200 children were brought to Judge's Bungalow. Baba gave sweets and clothing to each child — but another 50 arrived.
Baba remarked, "I cannot break their hearts; I must give prasad to them also."
There were sufficient sweets but no clothing for 50 more children. Vishnu was immediately sent to the market to purchase more, and Baba gave new clothes to every child.
The following morning, Baba washed the feet of 35 very poor old local men who were not beggars, bowed down to them, fed them with a good meal and presented each with a piece of cloth and five rupees.
While Baba was away, the mandali in Satara were instructed to pray to God (each according to his respective religion) for five minutes every night at nine o'clock to keep Baba physically fit and well throughout the trip, and to make his trip successful.