What motivated the author to write the Shri Sai Satcharitra, and what benefits did he believe it would offer?

The author was moved to write the Shri Sai Satcharitra by the immense joy he experienced from hearing about Sai Baba's divine plays, or 'leelas'. As mentioned in Chapter 2, this joy manifested as a poetic flood of love. He felt it was his duty to explain Sai's praises, which he believed would be instructive for devotees and would help destroy their sins. The author describes the writing as a 'sacrificial session of storytelling' intended to provide happiness in this world and the next. Ultimately, these life stories are presented as guides to the righteous path for all who engage with them.