What happened when the narrator sat before Sai Baba during the Aarti service?

During the Aarti, as Jog waved the Pancharti, the narrator was seated directly facing Sai Baba. As detailed in Chapter 19, Baba, the 'jewel among saints,' asked Shama (Madhavrao) about the conversation they had just had. The narrator felt an overwhelming sense of 'supreme bliss' and was eager to recount a story he had just heard from Shama. Baba, who was leaning against a bolster, moved forward to listen and encouraged him to tell the whole story, asking what was so wonderful about it and how it represented a bestowal of grace upon the narrator.