Sai Baba would take Dakshina but also promise to give back 'bags of rupees.' What is the deeper spiritual significance of this exchange?

The exchange of Dakshina was a profound spiritual mechanism that went far beyond a simple material transaction. When Baba asked for an offering, he was asking for a devotee's faith, attachment, and ego. In return, his promise of 'bags of rupees' symbolized the abundant grace and blessings he would bestow. As Chapter 14 reveals, Baba himself stated, "if he gives Me one quality, I give him a hundred qualities in return." The physical money given as Dakshina was merely a token. The true exchange was the devotee's surrender for Baba's limitless spiritual and material protection, demonstrating that giving a little to the Sadguru with faith opens the door to receiving blessings a hundredfold.