Which other authors and specific works about saints, including Shri Sai, are mentioned as precursors to this text?

Chapter 2 identifies several authors and texts that have chronicled the lives of saints. It mentions Mahipati, who was inspired in the year 1700 (Shaka) to write biographies like Bhakta-Vijay and Santa-Vijay. A century later, Das Ganu continued this service, writing Bhakta-Lilamrut and Santa-Kathamrut. Specifically, Das Ganu's Bhakta-Lilamrut describes the sweet life of Shri Sai in three chapters, and his Santa-Kathamrut contains a knowledge-story told by Sai in Chapter 57. The text also notes Raghunath-Savitri’s Bhajanmala, miscellaneous poems by Das Ganu, works for Gujarati people by Amidas and Bhavani Metha, and a series of stories published in Pune under the name Sai Prabha.