What is a 'Parayan' and how does it relate to fostering a community of Sai followers?

A Parayan, also referred to as a Saptah, is a devotional reading of a sacred text. Chapter 0 explains that by studying and performing Parayans of a detailed poetic Guru biography, a writer performs Guru service. When other devotees join in these studies and Parayans, the writer gains the merit of serving God in humanity. This collective act of study and devotion helps those other devotees achieve the purpose of their lives, thereby fostering a spiritually connected community centered around the Guru's teachings as captured in the biography.