What was the deeper meaning behind Sai Baba instructing Jog to give Cholkar tea with extra sugar?

The instruction to give Cholkar tea with sugar was highly significant because it served as miraculous proof of Sai Baba's divine knowledge. As Chapter 15 explains, Baba himself did not drink tea, making the request highly specific and unusual. This act was a direct communication to Cholkar, confirming that Baba was aware of his initial vow involving sugar, the long delay in its fulfillment, and Cholkar's personal, secret sacrifice of abstaining from sugar during that period. This personal experience was designed to confirm Cholkar's faith and impress upon him the "stamp of devotion," revealing that no act of a devotee goes unnoticed.