Adi Sr. would be on watch with him for some hours, during which Baba would have Adi massage his legs. Once when Adi was on watch, he witnessed Baba silently weeping. Adi kept quiet as Baba wept (actually shedding tears) but he did not ask the reason.
On another night when Adi was on duty, Baba gestured to him to stop pressing his legs. Baba was suddenly overcome with pain; he was unable to sit or stand, and lay sprawled on the stone floor of the room writhing in intense agony. Sweat broke out on his forehead, and then his hands and feet turned cold. This went on for 20 minutes and the sight was almost unbearable for Adi to behold. He did not know what to do to console Baba. He wiped Baba's forehead, and after a while Baba rested his head on Adi's lap and lay still.
Later, Baba remarked, "Today you have had ample evidence of what my Universal suffering means!"
The 16th of October was the Hindu festival of Dassera. The day started inauspiciously when Baba called a meeting and dwelt at length with "mismanagement" in the school. Baba cited some current irregularities. For example, there had been a free-for-all between some of the students recently because no one was present to control them. Baba urged Rustom to supervise the activity of Meherabad as closely and thoroughly as he himself would do.
He warned the mandali, "If I hear of such misbehavior again, I will not wait for another meeting or conference before putting an end to all activities in Meherabad. If you are tired or fed up, then say so and I will close down the hospital, school, dharamshala — everything!"
Arjun, Vishnu, and Gustadji came in for some direct questioning.
Baba pardoned all, but said with a serious expression, "This is the last time I am warning you!"
The students were given a holiday and played field hockey. Baba was bathed in the afternoon, puja was performed, and his arti was sung in Sai Darbar. Jalbhai took his photograph. Baba then went to the garden near his Jhopdi. After picking some flowers, he returned to Sai Darbar and fashioned two garlands. He placed one garland on the photograph of Upasni Maharaj and the other on a photograph of Hazrat Babajan. He then took both photographs and put them on his gaadi which had been specially decorated for him.