According to Sai Baba, what are the effects of hearing and contemplating his stories, and what ultimate state can a devotee achieve?

According to the words of Sai Baba in Chapter 2, the effects of engaging with his stories are profoundly transformative. He states that "By hearing, singing, and contemplating my stories, Devotion to Me will be born and ignorance will be destroyed immediately." This process fosters faith in the hearts of listeners. The ultimate state a devotee can achieve is described as a union of the soul and Shiva, where "Self-experience and self-bliss will come naturally." The devotee gains knowledge of their true form, and the "unperceivable, formless, and dense Consciousness will manifest." This outcome is presented as the entire goal of the Vedas.