What was Hemadpant's perspective on his own role in authoring the Shri Sai Satcharitra?

Hemadpant viewed himself not as the true author, but as a humble instrument of Sai Baba. In Chapter 44, he explains that "The capable Sai is their speaker; He is the writer and the one who makes me write." Hemadpant describes his contribution as merely selecting and distributing the "Shirani" (blessed food) from the grand feast of Baba's stories. He emphasizes that his mind is not satiated by telling the story, reinforcing that the glory and creation of the work belong entirely to Sai.