Why would Sai Baba suddenly become agitated, shouting and swearing in Shirdi?

Sai Baba's periods of agitation were not random anger but a manifestation of his divine power to protect his devotees from afar. Chapter 0 provides a clear example with the story of Kashiram. While Kashiram was being violently attacked by thieves, Sai Maharaj in Shirdi began shouting, swearing, and showing other signs of agitation. The people nearby who witnessed this understood that it meant a dear devotee was in great danger and that Maharaj's actions were a form of spiritual intervention to save them. The text explicitly states that it was impossible for Kashiram to have survived the armed thieves on his own, crediting his survival to Baba, the 'Savior,' who was actively protecting him through this agitated state.