How does the narrator, Hemadpant, describe his own role in telling the stories of Sai Baba in Chapter 47?

In Chapter 47, the narrator, Hemadpant, portrays his role with deep humility, essentially defining himself as a mere instrument for a divine source. He explicitly states that 'Sai Samarth himself is the story, the speaker, and the face,' and that 'Hemad' is simply a nickname. This implies that the stories originate directly from Sai. The narrator reinforces this by noting that he is 'as empty as you are if I do not grasp the distilled essence here,' emphasizing that the true value is in the moral, not the storyteller. He further clarifies that Sai enters his heart and 'himself narrated this account,' positioning himself as a vessel rather than an author.