How does the author of Chapter 53 explain the relationship between human effort and divine will in the context of completing the Satcharitra?

📖 Chapter 53

The author of Chapter 53 posits that divine will is supreme over human agency. This theme is introduced immediately when discussing Hemadpant's unfulfilled promise to write the summary, stating, "Nothing happens by one's own will; Baba’s will is more powerful." The new author's own struggle reinforces this idea. Feeling intellectually and poetically inadequate for the task, they surrender completely, praying to Dattaguru and Sai. As Chapter 53 explains, the author believes their power to write comes solely from the Guru's grace, which is so great it "can make a gnat lift a mountain." They conclude that it is truly Sai, the "breaker of obstacles," who will write the summary, with their own mouth being "merely an instrument."


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