Can you recount the story involving Devidas, a Fakir, and Sai Baba from Chapter 5?

📖 Chapter 5

Chapter 5 narrates an incident where a Fakir challenged Devidas, a respected Guru in Shirdi, to a scriptural debate. Devidas, with his superior wisdom and detachment, defeated the Fakir, who then fled to Vaijapur. Many years later, this same Fakir returned to Shirdi and bowed to Sainath, his delusion of being a Guru to Sai having been dispelled. Throughout this, Sai Baba treated the Fakir with respect, embodying the principle, "His Guruship to him, and my discipleship to me." This story, which Mahalsapati recounted, illustrates Baba's profound humility and the complex interplay of Guru-disciple dynamics.


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