April 27, 1974, Bapa was in Nadiad. Devotees from the nearby village of Khatraj asked Swamishri to arrange an assembly in their village. Swamishri agreed. He specifically instructed them,” ...cook enough food for about 50 devotees.”
Many devotees from the neighbouring village also came to the evening assembly. At the end Swamishri unexpectedly announced, “No one is to leave without taking prasad.”
Bhikhubhai one of the leading Khatraj devotees, came frantically to Swamishri, “But Bapa we have only a limited amount of food. You told us to prepare food for 50, but because many devotees have called some guests, we’ve catered for around a hundred. Still, there’s simply not enough to go round.” Swamishri laughed at Bhikhubhai’s concern. This made Bhikhubhai even more flustered.
Swamishri got up and called confidently, “Come on, let’s go to the kitchen.” There, Swamishri lit a wick lamp in front of the images, folded his hands, closed his eyes, and said a silent prayer.
The main dish on the menu was dudhpaak - a rich milk delicacy. “Start serving!” Swamishri announced, as he took the mug of dhudhpak himself and began to freely and affectionately fill the devotee’s bowls.
One local devotee was particularly worried about the food running out. Restlessly, he kept getting up to count the devotees as they sat down to eat. “100, 200,300...”
Only after all the devotees had finished their meal, did Swamishri sit down with the sadhus to eat. Later that night, another two tractors carrying devotees arrived. They too were fed with a glad heart. In the end, 700 devotees originally intended for only 100!