The text mentions a story about the dangers of greed. What is the context given for this upcoming story?

The narrator sets the stage for a story about the perils of greed by linking it to a previous account. As noted in Chapter 47, the end of the prior chapter discussed Baba's love for goats, which was rooted in the memory of their past lives (47.13). Drawing a parallel, the narrator asks the listener to now pay attention to a story demonstrating how the "extreme state of greed for wealth leads to a downfall" (47.14). This story is presented as a direct suggestion from Sai's merciful glance, intended to be heard without interruption so that happiness and contentment may increase. The introduction frames the tale not just as an entertaining narrative, but as a moral lesson flowing directly from Sai's wisdom to caution devotees against the destructive nature of avarice.