Why did Sai Baba show unusual eagerness for the food brought by Khaparde's wife, and how did he explain this behavior?

Sai Baba's eagerness for the food brought by Mrs. Khaparde was a source of wonder for other devotees. As recounted in Chapter 27, while other offerings were often left aside, Baba rose from his seat and immediately prepared to eat from her plate. When Madhavrao questioned this apparent partiality, Baba explained their connection through past lives. He revealed that in a previous birth, she was a grocer's very milky and plump cow. He traced her subsequent births through different families until her current life in a Brahmin family. He stated, "after a long time, I have seen her; let me have two morsels of love in my stomach for happiness and satisfaction," thus explaining that his eagerness was a result of this long-standing loving connection.