Shirdi sai says “Money would distance one from god”

Nana Chandorkar’s , disrespect for the temple.

Once, Nana Chandorkar, along with his relative Binivalle, came to shirdi. Baba asked him, “Being with me for such a long time, why did you do this? How did you come to shirdi from Kopargoan?” Nana recollected the mistake committed by him. Whenever he came o shirdi from Kopergoan, he used to bathe in godavari river, visited data Temple and then come to Shirdi. During his previous visit he had promised the temple priest tht he would give RS.300 as donation. Thinking that the priest would ask him the money if he visited the temple, he avoided it and also discouraged his relative from visiting the temple. Baba, knowing the matter beforehand, said to Nana, “If you had no money to fulfill your promise, you could have told the temple priest. For money’s sake you could not visit Data Dev. See how money distanced you from god.” Realizing his mistake, Nana bowed his head in shame.