The text says Hemadpant experienced the truth about needing Shraddha and Saburi 'later'. Doesn't this mean the teaching wasn't part of the initial lesson about his name and that it's just an afterthought he added to the chapter?

The phrasing "This too was experienced later" in Chapter 2 does not diminish the importance of Shraddha and Saburi but rather authenticates the teaching through the author's personal experience over time. The initial lesson was about the folly of debating and the need for humility, which led to the immediate scriptural realization that "Without a Guru, there is no knowledge or spiritual goal." The subsequent statement about faith (Shraddha) and patience (Saburi) is presented as a profound truth whose full depth was confirmed and validated through the author's later spiritual journey. As described in Chapter 2, this structure shows how an initial intellectual understanding, prompted by Sai's intervention, evolved into a deeply lived and experienced conviction, making it a cornerstone of the lesson rather than a mere afterthought.