How does the author of Chapter 53 explain the shift in authorship and the role of divine will in the completion of the book?

📖 Chapter 53

The author of Chapter 53 frames the completion of the book by a new writer as an act of divine will, rather than human agency. The chapter posits that Hemadpant's sudden death was an exception to the rule that an author finishes their own work, stating explicitly, 'Nothing happens by one's own will; Baba’s will is more powerful.' The new author does not see himself as a replacement for the brilliant Hemadpant but as a humble vessel. As detailed in Chapter 53, he concludes that Sai himself, the 'breaker of obstacles (Vakratunda),' will be the one to write the summary, and that his own 'mouth is merely an instrument' for this divine task.


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