How did the narrator feel after hearing the story from Shama, and how did he express this to Sai Baba?

The narrator was profoundly affected by the story Shama told him. As he explained to Sai Baba in Chapter 19, the conversation seemed very sweet to his heart, and he found the "story of the old woman" to be particularly wonderful. He felt that through this story, Baba had bestowed grace upon him. The narrator expressed to Baba that after hearing it, he had found his "true rest." He conveyed that the yearning of his mind was gone and that he had finally and certainly understood the path forward, showing the deep and immediate impact the tale had on his spiritual state.