Sai Baba placed great emphasis on the daily reading of specific sacred texts for the spiritual welfare of his followers. According to the account in Chapter 18, the two main books he promoted were the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavat. More specifically, the texts highlighted were the 'Jnaneshwari', which is a commentary on the Gita also known as 'Bhavartha Deepika', and the eleventh Skandha of the Bhagavat, referred to as 'Nath Bhagawat'. Baba considered these books to be divinely inspired and a means to attain God instantly when read with faith. He assigned Bapusaheb Jog to read them daily in Sathe's Wada and would frequently send devotees there to listen, showing how central these readings were to his teachings.
Which specific holy books did Sai Baba encourage his devotees to read, and why were they considered so important?
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