What specific eggplant dishes were prepared for Sai Baba, and what was the significance of him asking for the second one?

📖 Chapter 9

According to the story in Chapter 9, a devotee lady requested that two specific eggplant dishes be made for Sai Baba. The first was 'bharit,' a mashed eggplant dish, and the second was 'kachrya,' which are crisp, fried eggplant slices. The lady traveling with the Purandare family brought the bharit, which Baba tasted. The significance arose when Baba then specifically asked for the kachrya. As Chapter 9 notes, this caused a problem because it was not the season for eggplants. This seemingly simple request revealed Baba's deep awareness of the devotee's original loving intention and the offering she had sent, even the part that hadn't been presented to him yet.


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