What was the profound spiritual lesson Sai Baba imparted to Pundalikrao following the incident with the broken coconut?

The incident with the broken coconut served as a pretext for a deep spiritual lesson. As detailed in Chapter 51, Sai Baba taught Pundalikrao about the illusion of 'doership' and the burdens of ego. Baba stated, "You hold onto the idea of being the 'doer' and thus consider yourself an offender. Achieve this state of non-doership, and all troubles will end." The core message was that the more one can achieve a non-egoistic state, the more authority one gains on the spiritual path, which allows one to more easily cross the ocean of existence. The goal was to make Pundalikrao's mind free from pride and guilt.