How important was the Guru's grace for the creation of the Shri Sai Satcharita?

The Guru's grace was absolutely essential for the creation of Shri Sai Satcharita. As explained in Chapter 0, a poetic book written solely on the strength of scholarship and intelligence will not last eternally and lacks the qualities of divine inspiration. The text explicitly states that without Guru's grace, it is difficult to create such a work, no matter how much scholarship one possesses. The Shri Sai Satcharita is described as a 'grace-filled (Prasad-janya) book,' and its very writing is considered the 'fruit of that grace' that fell upon the author, Annasaheb, after his transformative meeting with Baba.