Baba's anger is veiled blessings.

Saibaba's mood can not be predicted. He will be sitting silently in the Masjid. Suddenly, for no reason, he will flare up at the devotees present. At that time, most of the devotees flee from the place. After one or two hours, he will become calm and people used to visit him then. Baba used to tell "If the ocean refuses the rivers, if the mother refuses her child, whom they will turn to? I wont drive away my devotees. There is a sublime reason for Baba's anger. We are not aware what troubles will haunt us. To drive away such problems, Baba used to shout at those devotees. Without knowing the reason, people consider Baba gets angry. It is only veiled blessings and not anger. Once Shama was bitten by a small snake. He came hurriedly to the Masjid. On seeing him, Baba shouted at him. "Oh mean brahmin, do not climb, get down, get down". Shama, unable to understand the sudden anger was crestfallen. He thought that if Baba do not save him, who will save. Thinking like that he sat there quietly. After some time, Baba calmed down and Shama went near him. Baba told him to go back to his house and eat what he likes but not to sleep. Shama adhered to his instructions and was cured of the snake bite. Actually the uttering of Baba was aimed at the snake poison and not to Shama. Thus Baba saved Shama.Sairam.