Who was Bapusaheb Jog and what specific role did Sai Baba assign to him in Shirdi?

Bapusaheb Jog was a devotee to whom Sai Baba assigned the important task of daily scriptural reading in Sathe's Wada. As detailed in Chapter 18, Baba instructed him to read sacred books for the benefit of all the devotees. Every day, after his afternoon meal, Jog would go to Baba, bow at his feet, take Udi, and receive permission to begin the reading, or Parayana. He would then read from texts like Jnaneshwari and Nath Bhagawat with great joy, often providing explanations of the meaning. Baba actively supported this by sending many of the devotees who came to see Him to the Wada to listen to Jog's reading.