We begin this Chapter with a bow with all our eight limbs to Sai
Baba, Who is an ocean of mercy, the God incarnate, who is Para-Brahman and the great Yogeshwara (Lord of Yoga). Victory be unto Sai Baba,
Who is the crest-jewel of the Saints, who is the home of all auspicious
things, who is our Atmaram (Dear Self), and who is the able refuge of
the devotees. We prostrate ourselves before Him, Who has attained the
aim and end of life.
Sai Baba is always full of mercy. What is wanted on our part is
whole-hearted devotion to Him. When a devotee has got firm faith and
devotion, his wishes are soon fulfilled. When the desire arose in the
mind of Hemadpant to write the life and Leelas of Sai Baba, He immediately got it written by him. When the order 'to keep the memos' was
given, Hemadpant was inspired and his intellect got strength and boldness to undertake and finish the work. He was not, he say, qualified to
write the work, but the gracious blessings of Baba enabled him to complete the undertaking; and thus you have this Satcharita which is a
Somakant jewel, from which nectar in the form of Sai Leelas oozes out
for the readers to drink to their hearts' content.
