2. The best way which i suggest and follow is to keep it in shrine of your home, so that along with worship of Baba and other Gods, this sacred text can also be worshiped as Holy like Ramayana, Bhagwad Gita, Bible, Kuran, Guru Granth Sahib.

3. No matter which place you choose it is highly recommended to wrap it preferably in red, orange or yellow cloth.

4. Students can keep it in their book shelves to increase their grasping power and make practice to read daily atleast one line.

5. It can be kept at your work place too to benefit yourself and surroundings.

6. Sick people can keep it on their bed or near pillow. I have seen as instance wherein a lady devotee was to be operated and she took Shri Sai Satcharitra with her in operation theater. So the way you have faith in Sai Baba, so he takes care.

Please note that, we must respect this Holy book and try to read daily and implement all the teachings in our life. In a nutshell, we must start living Sai Satcharitra.

2. All senses must be directed to the reading so the reading produces long lasting effects on your mind and heart.

3. Although no specific seat or posture is recommended, sacred text - Shri Sai Satcharitra can be read by sitting in shrine at your home or any Sai Baba temple as per convenience.

4. Sacred text - Shri Sai Satcharitra can be considered as Holy as Bhagwad Gita, Ramayan, Kuran, Guru Granth Sahib. So it is not desired to underline words or sentences or write their own names for recognition.

5. For sick and old persons, sacred text - Shri Sai Satcharitra can be read by sitting at any comfortable place. If sitting while reading is not possible then it can also be read by laying down.

6. Girls and women should not touch or read sacred text - Shri Sai Satcharitra while going through menses.

7. It should not be given to small children to avoid possibility of damage.

8. Care must be taken to safe guard sacred text - Shri Sai Satcharitra from dust and unclean things.

9. One parayan of 51 days is also beneficial. This can be done by reading one chapter of sacred text - Shri Sai Satcharitra per day. Also parayan of 7 days/Saptah can be done to get desired fruits.

10. If the above two points are not possible due to any reason at least one line or one paragraph must be read. It would be disrespect of sacred text - Shri Sai Satcharitra if it is kept in one corner of your home and never read. Daily reading of 11th and 15th chapter is recommended. Also it is advised to read sacred text - Shri Sai Satcharitra on Ramnavami, Gurupoornima, Gokul Ashtami and Dashera.

1. First of all the place where you wish to do parayan must be cleaned and made tidy.

2. Lamp must be lit in front of Sai Baba's idol or photograph. Lighting a lamp marks Sai Baba's presence. Also it is desirable to light incense stick (agarbatti) and/or dhoop, thus purifying the atmosphere.

3. It is general practice that while doing any worship, devotee do not sit on floor directly. It is advised to first place a small mat or cloth on the floor to sit on it. The same applies here too.

4. It is upto devotee's discretion to offer any food as prasad.

5. In Hindi Sai Satcharitra published by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi particular chapters are advised for each day of parayan as under :

Day of Parayan Chapters to be Read 1st day 1 - 6 2nd day 7 - 13 3rd day 14 - 22 4th day 23 - 28 5th day 29 - 35 6th day 36 - 42 7th day 43 - 51

6. After reading of each day (if devotee wishes) two coins can kept in Sai Baba's feet. Coins can be of any denomination, but they can be considered as "Shraddha" and "Saburi". At the end of parayan the amount thus gathered can be donated or kept in Sai temple's hundi (donation box) or prasad can be distributed which is purchased from the same money.

7. Every day's reading can be concluded by arti in the evening. If it is not possible then at least arti must be sung on last day.

8. If devotee wishes he/she can offer sweet dish or any desirable naivedhya to Sai Baba for all seven days. Otherwise naivedhya can be offered on last day of parayan. If this is not possible at least ready made sweets from market can be offered as prasad. Even if sugar or jaggery is offered as prasad, it will do.

9. It depends on devotee how he/she reads chapter allocated for each day. Chapters can be divided as per convenience. But every time you sit to read points 4 and 5 in this heading can be followed. Also lighting incense stick (agarbatti) and/or dhoop can be avoided.

10. It can be read out to sick or old devotees, if they are not in condition to sit by themselves and read. Also if it is read out before children and stories are explained to them in simple language, seeds of devotion can be sown in tender age only.

After bathing you may read or hear the Satcharita.

If you do this all your threefold afflictions will vanish.

Casually thinking about the stories of Sai, you will get unconsciously interested in spiritual life and if you then go on through the work with love, all your sins will be destroyed.

If you wish to get rid of the cycle of births and deaths, read Sai's stories and remember Him always; and get yourself attached (devoted) to His Feet.

If you dive into the sea of Sai's stories, and then give them out to others, you will get an ever-new flavor of them and save the hearers from perdition.

If you go on meditating on Sai's Form, it will in course of time disappear and lead you into self-realization.

It is very hard to know or realize the nature of Self or Brahma, but if you approach through the Sagun Brahma (Sai's Form) your progress will be easy.

If the devotee completely surrenders himself to Him, he will lose his individuality and be merged in Him and be one with Him, as the river in the sea.

If you thus become merged with Him in any of the three states, viz., waking, dream and sleep, you get rid of the bond of sansarn.

If anybody after bathing reads this with love and faith, and completes it within a week, his calamities will disappear; or if he hears or reads it daily and regularly all his dangers will be warded off.

By its study, a man wishing for wealth will get it and a pure trader, success in his life. He will get the reward according to his faith and devotion. Without these, there will be no experience of any kind.

If you read this respectfully, Sai will be pleased, and removing you ignorance and poverty, He will give you knowledge, wealth and prosperity.

With concentrated mind, if you read a Chapter daily, it will give you unbounded happiness.

One who has his welfare at heart, should study it carefully and then he will ever remember Sai gratefully and joyfully in birth after birth.

This work should be read at home specially on Guru-Pournima (Ashadha full-moon day), Gokul-Ashtami, Rama-Navami and Dasara (Baba's anniversary day). If you study this one book carefully, all your desires will be satisfied and if you always remember Sai's Feet in your heart, you will easily cross the Bhava (Sansar) sagar.

By its study, the diseased and sick will get health, the poor wealth, the mean and afflicted prosperity, and the mind will get rid of all ideas and get steadiness.