How does the author situate their own work in the lineage of saint biographers like Mahipati and Das Ganu?

The author situates their work within a sacred tradition of hagiography, drawing a direct parallel to predecessors like Mahipati and Das Ganu. Chapter 2 explains that just as saints inspired Mahipati in the year 1700 (Shaka) and Das Ganu in 1800 (Shaka) to write their biographies, the author feels a similar divine impulse. The text posits that it is the Lord or the Saints themselves who 'write their own story themselves, keeping their hand on the author's head.' By stating, 'Making me his pen, Baba himself will guide my hand,' the author explicitly places their own effort in this same lineage, viewing themselves as a chosen instrument for Sai's service.