Describe how the narrator in Chapter 36 sets the stage for the next story. What promises are made to the listener, and what new tale is introduced?

In Chapter 36, the narrator skillfully sets the stage for a new story by first reminding the audience of a promise made in the previous chapter. The text frames the upcoming narrative as a spiritual necessity, calling it 'the very water of self-bliss' that will quench the thirst for devotion. As Chapter 36 explains, the narrator promises that this 'succulent story' will delight the listener, remove the fatigue and misery of worldly life, and bring about a state of happiness. After building this anticipation and describing Sai's greatness, the narrator purifies the atmosphere for the story and directly introduces the next tale by stating, 'Two gentlemen from Goa came for Sai’s darshan,' thus launching into a new account of Baba's leelas.