Who was Devidas and what role did he play in the events described in Chapter 5?

According to Chapter 5, Devidas was a very wise man who had come to live in Shirdi twelve years before Sai Baba arrived with the wedding party. He was highly respected and served as a Guru to prominent individuals like Tatyaba and Kashinath. The text mentions he taught Appa Bhill from a slate, making him recite the Venkatesh Stotra. Devidas's key role in this chapter was his scriptural debate with a Fakir. Devidas defeated the Fakir through his superior detachment, which led to the Fakir fleeing Shirdi. This event set the stage for the Fakir's eventual return and humble submission to Sainath, highlighting Baba's own profound play of humility where he considered the Fakir his Guru.