Using the analogies provided in Chapter 3, explain the nature of Sai's love and his role in the creation of the Satcharitra.

📖 Chapter 3

As described in Chapter 3, Sainath's role in creating these stories was primary, as he merely used the author as a pretext or instrument to get the work done. The nature of his love is illustrated through two powerful analogies. First, his love is compared to that of a motherly cow who feels an uncontrollable surge of milk for her calf, symbolizing a natural, overflowing compassion that cannot be withheld. Second, Sai is likened to a 'cloud of joy' that rains down to satisfy the thirst of a devotee, who is compared to a Chataka bird, thereby fulfilling the devotee's spiritual longing intensely.


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