What benefits are promised to those who listen to the Sai Satcharitra with devotion and respect?

Chapter 48 of the Sai Satcharitra outlines numerous blessings for those who engage with the text properly. It promises that those who listen to the story with a pure heart and good faith will have all their desires fulfilled. For those who listen with great respect and contemplate its meaning, they will effortlessly and without delay attain devotion to Sai's feet. Furthermore, by listening, both the speaker and the listener become eternally pure, as their sins and merits are destroyed, leading them to become eternally liberated. This practice helps the senses from behaving as they please, making the difficult task of crossing the 'ocean of existence' both easy and certain. The narration is considered as vital as life-giving water for the devotee.