What was the deeper spiritual lesson behind Sai Baba's insistence on taking Dakshina from Kashiram to the point of bankruptcy?

The interactions regarding Dakshina between Maharaj and Kashiram hold a profound spiritual lesson, as detailed in Chapter 0. The purpose was to dismantle Kashiram's pride. His emotional distress when Baba didn't take money was seen as an obstacle to his spiritual progress. By demanding Dakshina until Kashiram's funds were depleted and he had to borrow, Baba was teaching him humility and the truth that the ability to give is not one's own power but a grace from God. This Leela was a divine intervention to purify the devotee's heart from the ego of being a 'giver,' leading to true spiritual advancement.