The fetters of all the five senses were broken of the seekers who came into contact with Swami. There was a Nagar devotee who was fond of tasty food. He used to quarrel and create tension in the house if the food was not upto his taste. He even used to throw away the dish. Members of his family were upset over his behaviour and they complained to Swami about this.
This devotee used to pay regular visits to the temple, but never attended the sessions of holy discourses. One day Swami called him to the assembly. What a gesture of infinite mercy! Gunatit threw a benevolent glance on an ordinary Jeeva ! The gates of his heart were unlocked. The worldly propensities began to disappear as a result of Swami's talks.
Once, after the holy session was concluded with the call of Vasudev Hare, Swami went for his meals. The Nagar devotee thought that since Swami was a Mahant of such a great temple, he must be taking rich food in his meals. With this thought in mind he followed Swami to the dining hall. The Bhandari sadhu served some crumbs in Swami's dish. The devotee thought that it must be a sweet dish like churmu and ...... now Swami will mix sugar with it and pour ghee into it. But to his surprise some liquid, like milk, was poured in it, so he thought it must be a sweet milk preparation like dudh-pak. Swami could read his mind and so Swami poured some water into it and added salt and cumin powder. He was then disillusioned and went nearer to have a closer look.
Swami said, "Dear Brother! We eat these crumbs of loaves and butter-milk." He was totally disillusioned and was surprised. And his heart was illuminated : "Oh! The Mahant of such a great temple takes such simple food!" With this thought in mind he went home. His food had become cold; but he consumed it without any fuss. On seeing this, all the members of his family were surprised. From then onwards, the Nagar devotee lost all his attachment to tasty foods.