Were Damu Anna and Mavshibai rivals competing for Sai Baba's attention?

The narrative in Chapter 24 presents the conflict between Damu Anna and Mavshibai as a temporary quarrel between two devotees rather than a long-standing rivalry. The text mentions that Baba would 'watch neutrally, unknowingly making devotees quarrel,' and then 'reconcile both in the end.' The incident began when Mavshibai made a humorous but provocative comment to Anna during their service. Baba skillfully defused their anger with a witty remark. The story's lesson, as stated in Chapter 24, is about the ideal of 'love between mother and son.' There is no evidence in these passages to suggest a deeper, ongoing rivalry for Baba's attention.