Chapter 28 quotes Baba as saying he will bring his devotees to him "like a sparrow's chick, binding a string to his feet." How does the chapter connect this idea to the story of Laxmichand and the concept of karma?

Chapter 28 introduces Laxmichand as a "pious chick" who belonged to Baba and was drawn to Shirdi, perfectly illustrating Baba's saying about bringing his devotees from afar as if by a string. The text explicitly links this event to the fruits of past actions. It states that "When the accumulated karma of many births rises up, then the company of saints is attained." This encounter with the Sadguru, as described in Chapter 28, then ignites the fire of discrimination, detaches one from worldly enjoyments, destroys accumulated karma, and ultimately makes one's life successful.