What underlying lesson about faith and protection can be drawn from Sai Baba's full interaction with Mirikar in Chapter 22?

The interaction in Chapter 22 reveals a profound lesson about faith and surrender. Baba's cryptic conversation about Dwarkamai being a protective mother and the "Lamba Bawa" being powerless was a premonition of a danger Mirikar would face. Baba even tried to send Shama with Mirikar as an added layer of protection, but Mirikar dismissed the offer as an "unnecessary trouble." When informed of this, Baba's final comment, "as is one’s faith, so is the resulting fruit," encapsulates the core message. It implies that while the Guru's protection is always present, its full realization depends on the devotee's faith and acceptance of the offered grace.