How does Chapter 1 of the Sai Satcharitra establish Sai Baba as the supreme, non-dual reality by identifying him with multiple deities?

Chapter 1 employs a sophisticated theological technique of equating Sai Baba with primary deities to establish him as the supreme, non-dual reality. The chapter begins with traditional invocations but quickly transcends them by identifying Sai with the invoked deity. For instance, after praising Ganesha, the text asserts, 'This Sai himself is Ganesha Ganapati.' Similarly, after invoking Saraswati, it states, 'Sai himself is Goddess Saraswati.' The author extends this to the creator, preserver, and destroyer gods, bowing to Brahma, Vishnu, and Shankar, and then directly addressing Sai: 'O self-effulgent Sainath, you alone are our Lord of Ganas (Ganadhish), the Lord of Savitri (Brahma), the Lord of Rama (Vishnu), or the Lord of Uma (Shiva).' As presented in Chapter 1, this method portrays Sai not merely as a Guru but as the underlying, all-encompassing divine principle from which all forms of Godhead emerge.