Sai Baba used to sleep in the Masjid. Nanasaheb Dengley, a disciple, arranged for a wooden plank for Baba to sleep on it. Baba tied it with old shreds or rags and hung it like a swing to the rafters of the Masjid. He would lit four oil lamps and keep them on the four sides of the plank before going to bed. The way Baba slept on that suspended plank looked incredible and miraculous to the villagers of Shirdi. A large number of people used to throng the Masjid to have the sight of Baba climbing the plank and sleeping on it. But no one was able to notice when Baba got up the plank or got down off it. Annoyed at people crowding the Masjid to see the way He slept, Baba broke the plank and threw it into fire.
Later on, Kaka offered to make another bed. But by that time Mhalsapathy also used to sleep in the Masjid. Kaka offered another cot to Mhalsapathy too. Baba said "Those who can open their eyes and sleep will alone be able to step on to that bed. Mhalsapathy could not do that. I can't leave Him alone and sleep on the cot" saying so Baba refused it. Later, Baba began to sleep in the chavadi on alternate days. He would personally spread fifty to sixty blankets on the floor and sleep on them. Baba, who is Ever-Watchful of caring His children, is Ever-Awake. Indeed, His state of sleep is Ever-Awake State.