What is the role of the narrator in telling Sai's stories, and who is the true storyteller?

The text in Chapter 36 suggests that the human narrator is simply a vessel or a pretext. It explicitly states, 'the playful Sai himself takes over and makes his own qualities heard by his devotees through someone.' This indicates that Sai Baba is the true, ultimate storyteller who orchestrates the narration of his own life. The chapter explains that he loves his stories and provides memories of them, using both the speaker and the listener as a 'mere pretext' to fulfill the desires of his devotees. This concept serves to diminish the ego or 'I-ness' of the speaker, attributing the power of the narrative to Sai's divine will.