Some people are critical of saints who accept money, or Dakshina. How does Chapter 35 of the Sai Satcharitra address this specific criticism?

Chapter 35 directly confronts this criticism. It gives voice to skeptics who say, 'When saints begin to accumulate wealth, their saintliness is diminished,' and who resolve not to give Dakshina because a person with a 'desire for wealth' does not appeal to them. However, the chapter frames this as 'false logic' and pride. The crucial point made is that the resolution of these critics is tested and ultimately defeated by direct experience. Despite their firm plans to withhold offerings, the text states that upon having Sai's darshan, they 'surrender to Sai' and bow at his feet, their intellectual objections dissolving in the face of a powerful spiritual presence. The experience itself proves more compelling than their prior reasoning.