How does the author, Hemadpant, describe his own role in the narration of the stories in Chapter 47?

In Chapter 47, the author, referred to by his nickname Hemad, portrays himself as a mere conduit for a divine source. The text rhetorically asks, since "Sai Samarth himself is the story, the speaker, and the face," then who is Hemad? The answer given is that he is "merely a nickname." This self-effacing description reinforces the idea, also mentioned in the chapter, that Sai himself enters the author's heart to narrate the account. Hemadpant suggests his role is passive, like being on the shore of an endless "ocean of Sai's stories," where stories arise effortlessly.