How is Sai Baba's legacy in Shirdi compared to other great saints of Maharashtra in the text?

To emphasize Sai Baba's eternal nature, Chapter 43 explicitly compares him to other revered saints, suggesting they are all manifestations of the same divine principle. The text asks rhetorically if Maharaj Gyaneshwar truly left, as he gave darshan centuries later. It then states that just as Nath Maharaj became the light of Paithan, Tukaram Maharaj in Dehu, Narasimha Saraswati in Alandi, and Samarth Ramdas in Parli, 'Sai is the same in Shirdi.' This comparison serves to illustrate that Baba's presence is not confined to his physical lifetime but is an ongoing, powerful force, just like that of his revered predecessors.