Why did Sai Baba give the author the name 'Hemadpant', and what was the author's ultimate reaction to it?

Sai Baba bestowed the name 'Hemadpant' upon the author not as a simple title, but as a pointed lesson. As described in chapter 2, the author recognized it as a 'speech-arrow aimed at the debate to destroy my pride.' The purpose was to make his pride in debating dissolve and to ensure he would 'remain aware for life and always be humble.' Initially a humbling experience, the author eventually accepted the name with 'love, sincerity, and a pure nature,' considering it an ornament and a valuable lesson that debating is an extremely harmful trait to be avoided.