What does the incident where the narrator was interrupted during his reading and sent back by Baba reveal about Baba's spiritual priorities?

The incident narrated in Chapter 18, where the author left his reading of the Bhagavat halfway to go to the Masjid, is highly revealing. Although the author was eager to hear Baba's stories directly, Baba's mind found 'no satisfaction other than the Bhagavat, which had been left in distress.' He insisted that the author return and finish the reading. This demonstrates that Sai Baba placed immense importance on completing the prescribed spiritual practices, such as the reading of divinely inspired books. It implies that the disciplined study of these texts was a critical path to salvation that could not be casually interrupted, even for what might seem like the greater prize of Baba's immediate company.