What was Sai Baba's explanation for his partiality towards Mrs. Khaparde's food, and what does it reveal about their connection?

When questioned about his eagerness to eat Mrs. Khaparde's food, Sai Baba offered a profound explanation rooted in past lives. As recounted in Chapter 27, Baba revealed that his connection with her was not new. He stated, 'In a previous birth, this was a grocer's cow... then she disappeared somewhere and was born to a gardener; then she went to a Kshatriya and became the wife of a grocer. Next, she was born in a Brahmin family; after a long time, I have seen her.' This revelation shows that Baba's 'partiality' was not a worldly preference but the culmination of a loving bond that transcended a single lifetime. He ate her food heartily not because of its taste, but to savor the 'two morsels of love' from a soul he had known for ages, bringing him happiness and satisfaction.