The information presented in Chapter 18 indicates a misunderstanding by combining two separate events. Sai Baba's assignment for Sakharam Hari Jog was to read sacred books like the Jnaneshwari and Nath Bhagawat daily in Sathe’s Wada for the benefit of all devotees. The incident involving the fifteen rupees Dakshina was entirely separate and did not involve Jog. In that event, Baba sent a different messenger to Madhavrao with the instruction to collect the Dakshina from Shama. Therefore, these were two distinct episodes involving different individuals and different tasks assigned by Baba.
Why was Sakharam Hari Jog assigned the task of collecting fifteen rupees Dakshina from Shama?
📖 Chapter 18