Why did Baba ask Dada Kelkar, a devout Brahmin, to go and get meat on a fasting day?

The incident with Dada Kelkar, as narrated in chapter 38, serves as an example of how Sai Baba tested his devotees' faith. Baba ordered Dada Kelkar, a respected Brahmin known for his perfect conduct and adherence to Vedic duties, to fetch meat on the Ekadashi fasting day. This perplexing order was a profound test of obedience. The text suggests that the true offering, or 'Dakshina,' to a Guru is not merely wealth or grain, but the unwavering performance of the Guru's command. By asking this of him, Baba was testing the depth of Kelkar's surrender and illustrating this higher spiritual principle.