Chapter 2 reveals the author's personal journey in deciding to write the book. His primary motivation was a deep desire, born from years of observing Baba's leelas, to collect these stories for the sake of simple and loving devotees, especially those who had not seen Baba in person. He hoped hearing these stories would bring them merit and peace. However, as this chapter explains, he was also plagued by self-doubt. He mentions being over sixty years old, feeling his intellect was not sharp, and worrying that his weakness might cause the effort to fail. Despite these doubts, which he shared with Madhavrao (Shama), he resolved to undertake the effort out of love for Sai, believing Baba himself would guide his hand.
Can you describe the author's personal motivations and self-doubts about writing the Sai Satcharitra, as detailed in Chapter 2?
📖 Chapter 2