What new narrative is introduced at the end of Chapter 40, and what is the devotee's specific request to Sai Baba?

Towards the end of Chapter 40, the author transitions from philosophical discussions to a new story, introducing a great devotee named Balasaheb Dev, who was the Mamlatdar of Dahanu. The narrative explains that his mother, a very religious woman, had completed numerous vows and fasts but still needed to perform the final concluding ceremony, known as the Udyapan. This ceremony required feeding one or two hundred Brahmins to make the vows complete and fruitful. As detailed in Chapter 40, Balasaheb Dev wrote a letter to Sakharam Hari Jog to formally request Sai Baba's presence at the Udyapan. His plea was based on the firm belief that "without your coming, there is no completion to this Udyapan," highlighting his complete faith in Baba's essential role for the ceremony's success.