What is the spiritual significance of listening to Sai's stories, according to the introduction to Damu Anna's leela?

According to the verses in Chapter 25 that precede Damu Anna's story, listening to Sai's life stories is a profound spiritual practice. The author describes the Shri Sai Satcharitra itself as a 'Shed of Nectar-like Sai Stories' and the 'grace and "Prasad" of the Saint's feet.' By engaging with these stories, a devotee can 'ward off the heat of worldly existence.' The text further states that these holy stories, when listened to with an unreserved and focused mind, have the power to 'burn away the sins of the Kali age.' It presents the act of listening as a way for devotees, like thirsty Chakora birds, to be satisfied to their heart's content.