According to Chapter 2, how does the author of the Sai Satcharitra view his role in writing the book, and who does he cite as historical precedents for this kind of inspired writing?

📖 Chapter 2

Chapter 2 reveals the author's profound humility, stating that he is merely an "ignorant person" and a pen in Sai Baba's hand. He believes that Baba himself is guiding his hand to write the stories, making the author only the nominal creator. This chapter draws parallels to historical saint-biographers, mentioning how Mahipati was inspired in the year 1700 (Shaka) to write works like Bhakta-Vijay, and similarly, Das Ganu was chosen in the year 1800 (Shaka) to write biographies of saints, such as Bhakta-Lilamrut and Santa-Kathamrut. The author sees himself as part of this tradition where saints get their stories written through devoted individuals.


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