Dixit's journey seems filled with convenient coincidences, like the portrait appearing just as he longed for darshan, a friend appearing as a train guard, and then bumping into Nana Chandorkar. Is there any textual basis to believe this was divine intervention rather than just a string of good luck?

The narrative in Chapter 51 strongly presents these events as acts of Sai Baba's grace, not mere chance. The author describes the sudden appearance of the portrait at Mirikar's house as a 'strange occurrence' and notes that 'the capable Sai acted to fulfill' Dixit's longing. The problem of the full train is resolved when a guard 'suddenly appeared.' Finally, the unexpected meeting with Nana Saheb Chandorkar at Kopergaon station is described as a moment where 'all three were amazed by this unexpected coincidence.' The consistent framing of these events as amazing, strange, and fulfilling the devotee's needs suggests they are intended to be seen as divine leelas.