How does the author connect his personal story about Pir Maulana to the main message of Chapter 21?

The author's story about Pir Maulana directly serves to illustrate the central theme of Chapter 21, which is that the company of Saints is only possible through good fortune and divine grace. The author explains that he was the Magistrate in Bandra and was repeatedly invited to see the renowned Siddha. However, his own pride and what he terms "ill-luck" prevented him from going. By sharing this personal failure, as documented in Chapter 21, he provides a concrete example of his own teaching that this sacred union is "not accessible to the unfortunate."