What is the significance of "Satsang," or the company of the righteous, as explained in Chapter 50?

Chapter 50 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra places great importance on Satsang, the company of saints and the righteous. The text states that one does not even get the vision of a Saint without having performed penance in previous lives, and this vision alone removes the three-fold afflictions. For those who desire liberation or their own true welfare, the chapter advises becoming an instrument of the Saints, promising they will then lack nothing. The greatness of Satsang is described as the source from which discrimination, detachment, and supreme peace arise for true devotees.