Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life of Shirdi Sai Baba, A Modern Rendering of Hemadpant by Monika  Penukonda 

If a man utters my name with love, I shall fulfill all his wishes and increase his devotion. If he sings earnestly of my life and my deeds, I shall surround him in front and back and on all sides. Those devotees who are attached to me heart and soul will naturally feel happiness when they hear these stories. Believe me, if anybody sings my leelas I will give him infinite joy and everlasting happiness. ~ Shirdi Sai Baba

From this episode:

Sai Baba began to stay in a deserted masjid (mosque). A saint named Devidas had been living in Shirdi many years before Baba came there. Baba liked his company. Sometimes he stayed with him in the Maruti temple or in the Chavadi. Sometimes Baba lived alone. Then another saint named Jankidas came by. Baba spent most of his time talking with him or Jankidas came to Baba’s residence. Also, a householder saint, Gangagir, always frequented Shirdi. When he first saw Baba carrying pitchers of water to water the garden, he was amazed and said, “Blessed is
Shirdi that it got this precious jewel. This man is carrying water today but he is not an ordinary fellow. As this land of Shirdi was lucky and meritorious, it has secured this jewel.” 

One famous saint by the name Anandnath, a disciple of Akkalkot Maharaj, came to Shirdi with some people from Shirdi. When he saw Sai Baba, he said out loud, “This is a precious diamond in reality. Though he looks like an ordinary man; he is not a gar (ordinary stone) but a diamond. You will realize this in the near future.” Saying this, he returned to Yeola. This was said whil Baba was a youngster...

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