“Baba did not ask Dakshina of all.if some gave Dakshna unasked, He some times accepted it and other times refused it.He asked it of certain devotees only.He never demanded it,from those devotees,who thought in their minds that Baba should ask for it and then they should pay it.If anybody offered it against His wish,He never touched it and if he kept it there,He asked him to take it away.He asked for small or big amounts from devotees,according to their wish,devotion and convenience.He asked it,even of women and children.He never asked of all rich for it,nor of all the poor.

“Baba never got angry with those,of whom He asked Dakshina and who did not give it.If any Dakshina was sent ,through some friend,who forgot to hand-over the same to Baba,He reminded him of it and made him pay it.On some occassions,Baba used to return some sum,from the amount tendered as Dakshina and ask the donor to gaurd it or keep it in his shrine for worship.This procedure benefitted the donor or devotee immensely.If anybody offered more that he originally intended to give,He returned the extra amount.Some times,He asked of some more Dakshina than,what they originally intended to give and if they had no money,asked them to beg or borrow from others.Of some,He demanded Dakshina three or four times a day.”

“Out of the amount collected as Dakshina,Baba spent very little for His own sake,viz. for buying Chillim (smoking pipe) and fuel for His Dhuni (sacred fire),and all the rest He distributed as charity in varying proportions to various persons.All the paraphernalia of the Shirdi Sanasthan was brought by various rich devotees at the instance and suggestion of Radhakrishnamai.Baba always used to get wild and scolded those,who brought any costly and rich articles.He said to Mr.Nanasaheb Chandorkar that all His property consisted of one Koupin (codpiece),one stray piece of cloth,one Kafni and a Tumrel (tinpot) and that,all the people troubled Him with bringing all these unnecessary costly articles.”