While Chapter 18 mentions the God-devoted Tukaram performing a thousand readings on Bhamchandra hill, it does so to praise the sweetness of the divinely inspired book, not to establish a direct cause for Baba's actions. The text doesn't state that this event inspired Baba. Rather, it presents Baba’s instructions for daily readings as part of his own profound skill in bestowing grace and his desire for the welfare of devotees. The reference to Tukaram serves as a testament to the book's spiritual value, which Baba also recognized and utilized for the salvation of souls.
How did Tukaram's thousand readings of the Uddhava Gita on Bhamchandra hill directly inspire Baba to start the Parayana in Shirdi?
📖 Chapter 18