The members of the reception committee garlanded Baba.  Bhajans were sung and prasad distributed. Many more people had gathered outside the hall, and while going to his car, Baba was nearly crushed by the throng. No hall was spacious enough to hold the thousands who had come for darshan.

Deshmukh invited influential, upper-class people to his house to meet Baba, and once Pendu asked him, "Baba is for everyone, so why do you only invite these people?"

Deshmukh replied, "The rich need more of Baba's company because they lack that which makes them beggars!"

Smiling, Baba observed, "Our Deshmukh is very clever."

In the evening, for the first time in his life, Baba himself led the arti. It was performed at Deshmukh's house before a life-size portrait of Baba. "I alone can perform my real arti," Baba commented. He then bowed down to each of the mandali and told them to take darshan of the photograph displayed.

Baba then stated:

People say that I am the Avatar, but when it is impossible for rishis and munis to understand me, how can they know me? Only the Perfect Masters know me. I am that Ancient One — Zoroaster, Ram, Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad. But how will you know that I am the Adi Purush [Supreme Power]? Rare are those who have the fortune to know me. So do one thing. Leave the thought of understanding me altogether. Love me, obey me; that is all.

Changing the mood, Baba began to joke. He made a strange demand: "I need a cock that will crow at the proper time to remind me about the various programs and appointments." All were puzzled at the request, so in the end Baba with a smile stated, "Dhake, from now on this will be your job. You must crow at the appointed time to draw my attention. This is my standing order for you. You have now become my 'alarm cock!' "

On the afternoon of the 22nd, a program was held in the Janata College Maharshi Hall at 4:15 P.M. A central government minister, Dr. Punjab Rao S. Deshmukh, received Baba, as did the principal, Dr. Jawala Prasad, and other members of the faculty. After garlanding Baba, Punjab Rao delivered a speech. Bhajan singing was performed, Baba's message "Religion and Politics" was read out and the students of the college were given prasad. Sagane presented Dr. Rao with a large photograph of Baba sent by Harjiwan Lal of Delhi.