What does Chapter 41 teach about the relationship between a devotee's actions and the Guru's grace?

Chapter 41 of the Sai Satcharitra explores the profound relationship between a devotee's focus and the power of the Guru's grace. It suggests that a devotee should focus their inner being on the Guru's feet with love. However, the ultimate spiritual attainment is set in motion not by personal effort but by the power of the Guru's grace. The text explicitly states that the Guru tirelessly looks after the well-being of his devotee and that things which cannot be attained even by great effort are made possible by this grace. It even notes that those who came with false pride to inspect Sai ended up abandoning their ego, overcome by the joy of His darshan, illustrating the transformative power of the Guru's presence over individual effort or pride.