What is the overall purpose of Chapter 15, and how does it prepare the reader for the rest of the book?

Chapter 15 serves as a devotional and structural prologue, preparing the reader's mind and heart for the stories that follow. It begins with traditional salutations and then, as detailed in the chapter, makes a humble request to the listeners to be receptive, comparing them to an ocean that accepts all rivers. This sets a tone of humility and shared purpose. The chapter then outlines the immense spiritual rewards of listening with faith, promising everything from devotion and liberation to happiness and peace, thereby motivating the reader. Finally, as Chapter 15 concludes with the analogy of the mother cat and kittens, it provides a framework for understanding the dynamic of loving persistence in the devotee-Guru relationship, a central theme in the Satcharitra.