How did the financial outcome of Balabuva's Shirdi performance compare to his regular engagement in Kavthe?

The financial outcome for Balabuva Satarkar in Shirdi was vastly superior to his usual engagement. According to Chapter 6, his fee for the annual Ram Navami Kirtan in Kavthe was 30 rupees. After that festival was cancelled due to a plague, he performed in Shirdi at Baba's behest. For his service there, he received an honorarium of more than one hundred and fifty rupees. The text explicitly highlights the significance of this, stating that in a single festival, Baba gave him five years' worth of his income from Kavthe. This unexpected and generous compensation brought immense joy and gratitude to Balabuva.