Sriguru would daily travel from Ganagapur to the confluence of Bhima- Amarja rivers for bath. While he was going back and forth from the Sangam, a farmer whose field was on the way would always offer his prostrations at the lotus feet of Sriguru. Since the farmer would offer his salutation twice to Sriguru daily on his way to the Sangam and back, his devotional feelings towards Sriguru started taking deeper roots. Several months passed by like this. The farmer fully realized that his life-conditions have started improving from all respects due to his strong devotion towards Sriguru.
One day, while Sriguru was going to the Sangam, the farmer saluted him as usual. Sriguru asked, “What do you want? ”. Farmer said “I have sowed millet seeds in my field. I pray to you to kindly step in my field and bless it with the touch of your lotus feet”. Sriguru stepped in that field. The crop was very good and likely to be ready for harvesting within a few days. Sriguru said, “I am going to the Sangam to take a bath. By the time I return, harvest this crop completely”. Since the farmer had total devotion towards Sriguru he started harvesting the crop. No sooner he started cutting the crop, his wife and children began to cry. Even the people of that village started advising him against doing it, but there was no use.
By the time Sriguru returned from the Sangam the farmer had cut the crop completely and cleaned the field. When Sriguru returned and saw the field, he said “Oh! I had told you jokingly and you have really cut down the entire crop”. So saying Sriguru went away. Within a few days after this incident there was torrential rain in the village. The ripe crop in all the other fields of the village got completely ruined and to the surprise of the villager’s, in the field belonging to this farmer, it started sprouting all over. This time, by the blessings of Sriguru the farmer harvested ten times more crop than usual. He became extremely happy. He donated enough corn to the Brahmins and brought home the remaining plenty of corn. Everybody in that village honoured the faith and devotedness of the farmer.