Based on the provided text from Chapter 36, what is the role of the narrator in telling Sai Baba's stories?

According to the text in Chapter 36, the narrator's role is that of a mere instrument for Sai Baba's will. The author explicitly dismisses their own 'I-ness' or ego, stating that the 'playful Sai himself takes over and makes his own qualities heard by his devotees through someone.' The chapter clarifies that both the listener and the speaker are simply pretexts, and it is Sai Baba himself who provides the memories and fulfills the desires of the devotees through the narration of his life stories.