Why was Pundalikrao so upset about a broken coconut, and how did Sai Baba comfort him?

Pundalikrao was distressed because a coconut given to him by a Swami, which was intended for Baba, had broken. He felt he had failed in his duty and was an offender. As Chapter 51 recounts, Sai Baba comforted him by explaining that the entire event, from the Swami giving the coconut to its breaking, was all part of Baba's own divine resolve. Baba taught him about the importance of non-doership, urging him to let go of the egoistic idea of being the 'doer'. Baba assured him, "You are after all my children; the fruit that reached your mouths—that itself you offered to me." This profound explanation finally brought peace to Pundalikrao's troubled mind.