Chapter 14 mentions Sai Baba saved devotees from calamities "under various pretexts." What does this imply about his methods?

The phrase "under various pretexts" from Chapter 14 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra suggests that Sai Baba's interventions were often subtle and woven into the fabric of everyday life. It implies he did not always perform overt, grand miracles but would instead create or use ordinary-seeming situations to meet his devotees and protect them from harm. This aligns with the text's description of his actions as a "playful incarnation." His methods could range from a simple darshan curing severe tuberculosis to the seemingly random event of a dog eating curd-rice to cure a fever, demonstrating that his grace operated in mysterious and unexpected ways to save his followers.