According to Chapter 32, a woman arrived in Shirdi with the intention to observe a strict fast for three days without food. However, her firm resolve was broken due to circumstances orchestrated by Sai Baba. The chapter explains that she was made to prepare puranpolis and was then made to eat them to her heart's content. The underlying lesson, as highlighted in the verses of Chapter 32, was to teach her a deeper spiritual truth. Baba demonstrated that the act of 'wearing out the body for others' sake' is a blessed act and constitutes supreme welfare, a more significant virtue than the personal austerity of fasting in that context.
I heard about a woman in Chapter 32 who wanted to fast. What happened to her, and what was the lesson Baba taught her?
📖 Chapter 32