How does the author's story about refusing to see Pir Maulana in Bandra serve as an example for the main teachings presented in Chapter 21 of the Sai Satcharitra?

The author's personal anecdote about Pir Maulana in Chapter 21 serves as a powerful, real-life illustration of the chapter's central theme: that meeting a Saint requires divine grace and good fortune, not just opportunity. While serving as a Magistrate in Bandra, the author, Hemadpant, was repeatedly invited to see the famous Siddha. However, he confesses that his own ego and what he calls "ill-luck" made him resist, as he worried about his prestige. As stated in Chapter 21, he reflects, "One fears one's own shadow when ill-luck stands in the way." This failure to take the darshan of a Saint, despite being in the same city and being personally invited, perfectly demonstrates the principle that the "company of Saints is not accessible to the unfortunate." The story acts as a testament that physical proximity is insufficient without the dawning of good fortune.