What was the author's motivation for writing this new book about Sai Baba, and what were their personal feelings about taking on this task?

The author felt a strong desire to collect Sai Baba's various stories and string them into a garland, considering it a good form of worship. As described in Chapter 2, the motivation was to provide these stories for simple and loving devotees, especially those who had not seen Baba in person, so they could gain merit and purity. The author believed that Baba himself was guiding the pen, making the author merely an instrument. Despite this divine inspiration, the author, being over sixty, expressed doubts to Madhavrao (Shama) about their ability to complete the task, feeling their intellect was not sharp and fearing the effort might fail. However, they resolved to undertake the effort for the love of Sai.