Charity of Nine Rupees

Laksmi Bai Shinde and Bayaji were the only ones remaining. She was near Baba's feet Baba put his right hand in his shirt pocket teice, took out Rs.5 and Rs. 4 and gave them as charity to Lakshmi Bai. Baba explained the significance of these nine rupees as the nine qualities a devotee should have1) Absence of Egotism.2) Absence of Jealousy.3) Untiring Service.4) Absence of world desires.5) Complete faith in Guru6) Peaceful nature.7) Desire to Know the truth.8) Absence of Envy.9) Absence of Self -boosting and finding faults in otheres.Unless a devotee improved these nine qualities, he could not have true devotion to reach God. Thus Baba taught to Lakshmi Bai even in his last moments.

Bala Ganpat Shimpi

Baba helped his devotees in hundred of ways to remove anxiety , fears, ward off disease and misfortune and to bring hope and cheer into their lives. He granted their prayers readily and was ever at their beck and call to attend to their needs and inspiration.
A devotee by name Bala Ganpat Shimpi suffered from a Malignant type of Malaria. He tried all sorts of cured but without effect. The fever did not abate a bit. He went to shirdi and fell at Baba's feet. Baba told him:" Give a black dog some morsels of rice mixed with curds in front of the Lakshmi temple." After shimpi returned home he mixed rice and curds and brought it ti the Lakshmi temple infront of which he found a black dog wagging its tai. He gave it curd rice which it ate greedily. The devotee was cured of his malaria.