How does Chapter 18 elevate the status of the Sadguru to a divine level?

Chapter 18 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra profoundly elevates the Sadguru to a divine and supreme status. The text explicitly declares that the "Guru is God manifest: Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwara." It doesn't stop there, stating that the Guru is "essentially the Supreme Lord, the Brahman beyond the beyond," equating the Guru with the highest principle of reality. Chapter 18 also emphasizes the Guru's unique protective power, noting that the Guru can protect a devotee from God's anger, but if the Guru is angry, "there is no protector." This positions the Guru's grace as paramount and indispensable for a seeker, establishing the Sadguru as the ultimate divine reality.