In what ways is Sai Baba portrayed as the supreme, all-encompassing deity in the first chapter?

Chapter 1 establishes Sai Baba's supreme nature by systematically identifying him with the very deities being invoked for grace. After praising Lord Ganesha as the remover of obstacles, the text declares, "This Sai himself is Ganesha Ganapati." Similarly, after invoking the Goddess of Speech, it states, "Sai himself is Goddess Saraswati." The chapter further expands this by addressing Sai directly, saying, "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)." By presenting Sai as the non-dual embodiment of these primary deities, Chapter 1 portrays him not just as a Sadguru but as the ultimate, all-encompassing reality who is the source of all divine functions.