Why did Sai Baba compel Balaji Patil Nevasakar to give his entire harvest to the mosque, leaving his family with only what Baba chose to give back?

The account in Chapter 35 does not suggest that Sai Baba compelled Balaji Patil Nevasakar to do anything. Instead, it portrays Balaji's actions as a voluntary expression of his own profound devotion and detachment. The text describes him as a "great soul... living in the world but detached from it." It was his own practice to bring his entire harvest to the mosque, "considering Baba the owner of everything." He would then accept only the portion Baba gave back for his family's sustenance. This was an act of Balaji's own self-sacrifice and faith, not a demand made by Baba.