What gave the author of the Sai Satcharitra the confidence to write the book, and did he consider it his own work?

The author makes it clear that his confidence was a direct gift from Sai Baba and that he did not consider the work his own creation. In Chapter 25, he states that at the moment of writing, his "meager intellect became endowed with courage and special knowledge." He denies that he could have had such "audacity" on his own, attributing the entire project to a higher power. He firmly believed that Sai, "profound in virtues, Will Himself accept His records (this book) for the sake of the salvation of His devotees." Therefore, he viewed the nectar-like life story not as his own achievement but as the "grace and 'Prasad' of the Saint's feet," a divinely inspired work intended to benefit followers.