What was the significance of the small bundle Kashiram protected from the thieves, and what happened after he was attacked?

The small bundle that Kashiram fiercely protected contained only powdered sugar. The source material in Chapter 0 clarifies that this bundle was very dear to him because he had been carrying sugar to feed ants, a practice advised by a saint named Janakidas Baba. After the thieves struck him with an axe and left him for dead, Kashiram regained consciousness. Due to his immense faith, he refused to go to a hospital and insisted on being taken to Shirdi. There, under Maharaj's instructions, Madhavrao Deshpande treated him, and by Maharaj's grace, he recovered fully. For this brave act, he received a sword as a gift from the Bombay government.