Sai Baba told Hemadpant his plates would always be full. Does this imply Baba guaranteed him a lucrative job, perhaps in a profitable business like the cotton trade, to ensure his financial future?

Sai Baba's assurance that Hemadpant's "plates are always full; they will never be empty as long as he lives" was not a promise of a specific high-paying job. Instead, as explained in Chapter 3, it was a promise of complete provision tied to a new focus in life. Baba instructed him, "Now he should do my service; he will find happiness in the household." The blessing was contingent on remaining devoted to Baba with feeling, which would in turn remove his calamities. The emphasis was clearly on spiritual service and devotion, not on securing a specific worldly occupation.