Wealth and Woman.

Mahlsapathy was a poor gold smith. He was a great devotee of Saibaba. He was privilaged to sleep in the Masjid every alternate day alongwith Tatya Kote Patil. Baba loved them much. Though Mahlsapathy was poor, Saibaba never allowed him to earn by any other means. Seeing the condition of Mahlsapathy, one Marwadi named Hansraj wanted to give a good sum of money to him but Baba has not allowed Mahlsapathy to accept the same. Only Saibaba knows what should be given, when and to whom. In matters of receiving Dakshina from the Devotees, Sai has not asked all. He said, "I ask only from those, Allah points". By giving the money, the devotee is rid of the debt due. Baba never kept any money with Him when the day ends. He used to distribute the Dakshina to different people in different proportions. None can understand the reasons behind Baba's actions. In fact the desire for wealth and woman are the greatest hurdles in the path of spiritual aspirant. Saibaba saw to that his devotees never fell prey to these vices. Sairam, Saisaran.