Shree Baba Maharaj sometimes behaved in a way, which can be best termed as eccentric. Shri Yeshwantappa Ambekar, a devotee of Shree Baba Maharaj and his friend Shankar Deodhar experienced this very eccentric nature of Shree Baba Maharaj.

Once when the two had been visiting Shree Baba Maharaj for his blessings. Shree Baba Maharaj told them “Rats have become a serious problem, fill up all rat holes in the house”. But both tried to avoid the task, since they did not want to spoil their freshly washed clothes. Shree Baba Maharaj was aware of this but still ordered them to carry on that task. Hence without any alternative, both went out, brought loose soil and filled up all the rat-holes properly. Then Shree Baba Maharaj gave them a clip of wood and told them to make small holes in the filled up rat-holes.
Shri Ambekar asked “If we have to make small holes, why did you tell us to fill up those rat-holes?” Shree Baba Maharaj became serious by hearing those words and replied, “Without these small holes, wouldn’t these rats die of suffocation? Though punished, does that mean that they should not survive at all?” Shri Ambekar was utterly confused. It would be a great wonder if this philosophy, so uncommon to this world, does not confuse one?