When the prayer was over, Baba asked Pukar to see what had happened to his mother. He brought her to Baba, who embraced her tightly and consoled her.
Keshav's sister-in-law began weeping uncontrollably. She too was called and embraced by Baba.
"If you all begin weeping like this," he joked, "I too will start!"
Before darshan began, Baba directed, "Let the women come first, each in turn, and put the garlands around my right arm. When they have finished, Balak Bhagwan should come forward first for darshan and garlanding, and then the men proceed."
Baba allowed the men fifteen minutes of recess while the women took his darshan.
Sanjeevani Dhake translated this over the microphone into Marathi, and Baba added, "All of you are my children. No one will be left out from receiving my embrace. Therefore, approach me in turns, one by one in an orderly fashion."
Each and every person, except those known to Baba, was introduced to him by the group leaders of different areas. Baba cracked jokes with some, asked some their age, gave advice to a few as to when to depart, and asked others if they had gotten proper (vacation) leave from their jobs, and if there was any problem in getting it. To students, he would exhort them to pay attention to their studies. For example, Baba advised Deshmukh's son and two daughters to go home after the sahavas and concentrate on their studies. Many of those attending the Hindi-Marathi sahavas were overpowered with emotion upon approaching Baba and wept like children while in his arms. This was the case with both men and women.
Keshav Nigam was introducing the women from Hamirpur, but for those he did not know, he would first ask them to introduce themselves to him. He was so engrossed in this that when his own mother and wife came, he inquired, "Who are you, and from where have you come?" They laughed and said, "You should know!" Only then did Keshav realize who they were. Baba also had a good laugh over it.
It reminded him of Chanji, and he reminisced, "Chanji was one of my close disciples, a good worker, always busy with work. But he was so forgetful that, at times, he would forget what my instructions were before carrying them out!"
Even while giving darshan and embracing the women, Baba's eyes roved throughout the pandal. Saib Asmi, who was dazed, absorbed in his experience of Baba's love, was seated next to Ramjoo.
Baba asked Ramjoo, "What is going on by your side?"
Ramjoo had already noticed Saib Asmi's condition.