The Patil experienced what seemed like punishment in his dreams. How did this event ultimately reveal itself to be a blessing?

The Patil's experience, as detailed in Chapter 13, illustrates the paradoxical and often incomprehensible nature of Sai Baba's grace. He had a dream of a teacher caning a student and a second, more terrifying dream of a gentleman using a grinding stone on his chest, which felt like agony. However, upon waking, his disease was completely gone. The text notes that the 'punishment by the cane and the bursting of the heart—the result was clearly beneficial.' The Patil recognized this, acknowledging the 'inconceivable and unfathomable' novelty of Sai's methods. What appeared as a painful illusion was, in reality, the very instrument of his healing and spiritual relief.