Chapter 12 introduces a story about a man from Nashik. Who was he and what brought him to Shirdi?

Chapter 12 begins to narrate a story about a man from Nashik to illustrate the greatness of the Guru. This man is described as a 'ritualistic, orthodox Agnihotri' with the surname 'Mule.' An Agnihotri is a keeper of the sacred fire. The text explicitly states that he came to Shirdi 'due to the strength of his past merits,' emphasizing that a person cannot even stay in Shirdi for a moment without such accumulated merit. While his original intention for the visit was different, the fortunate coincidence led him to gain the benefit of being in Shirdi and seeing his own Guru there, making it a delightful and instructive story.