Based on the introduction to this story, what is the stated purpose and effect of listening to Sai Baba's life stories?

Chapter 36 posits that listening to the stories of Sai Baba is a significant act for one's spiritual welfare. The text describes the narration not as a mere story but as "the very water of self-bliss" that quenches the thirst for devotion. It is said to remove the fatigue and misery of worldly existence, bringing about a state of happiness. Furthermore, Chapter 36 notes that Baba himself loves his own stories, using the listener and speaker as a pretext to fulfill the desires of devotees, thereby purifying the ears of those who listen and the mouths of those who speak.