Based on the provided text, why is listening to Sai Baba's stories considered beneficial for a devotee?

The text explains that listening to Sai Baba's stories is highly beneficial as they are not just tales but the 'very water of self-bliss' that intensifies a devotee's thirst for devotion. As detailed in Chapter 36, these narratives are said to remove the fatigue and misery of worldly existence, leading to a state of happiness. The chapter emphasizes that for a soul desiring spiritual welfare, respectfully listening to Sai's stories is a path to purification. Furthermore, Sai himself loves his stories and uses them as a pretext to fulfill the desires of his devotees.