Based on Balasaheb Deo's story, how does this chapter describe Sai Baba's relationship with his followers?

Chapter 41 portrays Sai Baba as being deeply loving and affectionate toward his devotees, especially those with a 'true taste for spiritual matters.' The text explicitly states that such individuals are very dear to Sai, who actively works to ward off all their difficulties and grant them the 'company of self-bliss.' The story of Balasaheb Deo serves as a prime example of this principle. Deo's struggle to read the Dnyaneshwari is presented as a difficulty that Sai would ultimately help him overcome. Deo's faith that only Sai could give him the order and the love to read the text demonstrates a deep trust in Sai's power to intervene and resolve the spiritual obstacles of his followers.