Based on Chapter s36, what is the relationship between Sai Baba, the narrator of the Satcharitra, and the devotee?

Chapter 36 presents a complex and spiritually significant relationship between Sai Baba, the narrator, and the devotee. The narrator humbly acknowledges their own lack of authority, stating that the 'playful Sai himself takes over and makes his own qualities heard by his devotees through someone.' This chapter explains that both the listener and the speaker are merely a pretext, with Sai Baba being the true orchestrator who provides the memories and fulfills the desires of the devotees through the act of storytelling. This suggests a divine process where Sai's grace flows through the narrator to the receptive devotee, purifying both.