What was the ultimate result of Sai Baba's mysterious act of grinding wheat?

The ultimate result of Sai Baba grinding wheat was the complete eradication of a cholera epidemic from the village. As explained in Chapter 1, the act was a symbolic play where the wheat represented the deadly disease. By grinding it and instructing the women to throw the resulting 'flour' on the village boundary near a stream, Baba metaphorically destroyed the epidemic. The text confirms this outcome, stating, "he had completely driven away the epidemic... The flour was thrown near the stream; from there, the disease began to recede. The bad days ended immediately; such was Baba’s skill." This demonstrates how Baba's seemingly simple actions could have profound, life-saving consequences for his devotees.