Chapter 47 — Parbati Had Bumper Crops Even in Scarcity

Literal. Parbati, a farmer in Ganagapur, asks Shri Guru to look at his crop; Shri Guru says: if you have faith, do as I bid. Parbati cuts the crop before it ripens, on Shri Guru's instruction. The town officer doubles the rent; Parbati promises to pay double. He cuts. His wife and children mourn the lost food. Parbati: Shri Guru is Shiva; we shall have no loss. Severe cold sets in; all neighboring crops are destroyed. Then heavy rain on Mul Nakshatra ruins the rest. Parbati's already-cut field, however, yields a hundred times more crop than expected. Wife and children repent.

Symbolic. Apparent imprudence at the teacher's word is the most prudent course. The chapter is structurally the inverse of the colic-Brahmin story (Ch. 13) — the unexpected instruction, accepted on faith, produces a result invisible to ordinary reasoning.