After Cholkar passed his exam, he didn't go to Shirdi immediately. Why was there a delay, and what personal sacrifice did he make during that time?

After Cholkar's wish to pass his examination was granted, he was unable to immediately fulfill his vow to visit Shirdi. Chapter 15 explains that the delay was due to worldly troubles, poetically described as the difficulty of crossing the 'threshold-ghat,' which signifies the struggle with household expenses. He felt he could not go to Baba empty-handed and had to continually postpone the journey. As a form of penance for this delay, Cholkar made a significant personal sacrifice: he completely gave up sugar, treating it as an 'inedible substance' and even drinking his tea without it until he could finally make the trip to Shirdi and fulfill his promise.