How are Sai Baba's stories described in the source material, and what is their purpose?

According to Chapter 36, Sai Baba's stories are described not merely as tales but as the "very water of self-bliss." Listening to them is said to increase the thirst for devotion, remove the fatigue and misery of worldly existence, and bring about a state of happiness. The text suggests that Sai Baba himself loves his own stories and orchestrates their telling, using the speaker and listener as pretexts to fulfill the desires of his devotees. The ultimate purpose of listening respectfully to these narratives, referred to in Chapter 36 as the most holy "Sai Charitra," is to achieve one's own spiritual welfare and purify the senses.