How does Chapter 1 identify Sai Baba with Lord Ganesha?

Chapter 1 draws a direct parallel between Sai Baba and Lord Ganesha. After invoking Ganesha as the destroyer of obstacles, the curved-trunk Heramba, and Lambodar, the text makes a significant statement. It explicitly says, "This Sai himself is Ganesha Ganapati; this Sai, taking the axe in hand and destroying obstacles, shall bring forth his own knowledge." Furthermore, the chapter describes Sai as the crescent-mooned Ganesha and the formidable one with a broken tusk, reinforcing the idea that Sai is the non-dual form of Ganapati, the compassionate Lord who can lead a devotee to self-bliss.