Chapter 5 provides a detailed narrative of Chand Patil's journey from despair to faith. His ordeal began with the loss of his mare, for which he searched unsuccessfully for two months. In a state of grief, carrying the saddle on his back, he encountered Sai Baba under a mango tree. The first sign of Baba's extraordinary nature was when he accurately directed Patil to the location of his lost mare near some streams. After Patil returned with the animal, he witnessed an even greater wonder. As Chapter 5 describes, Baba needed to light his chillum and did so by thrusting tongs into the ground and pulling out a live, glowing ember. This sequence of events convinced Chand Patil that he had met an 'Avaliya,' or saint, not just an ordinary human.
Based on the account in Chapter 5, what were the series of events that led from Chand Patil's despair to his recognition of Sai Baba as a divine being?
📖 Chapter 5