The introduction, as referenced in Chapter 0, begins with traditional and powerful salutations. It starts with 'Salutations to Shri Ganesha. Salutations to Shri Saraswati. Salutations to the Sadguru.' It then includes two significant Sanskrit verses honoring the Guru. The first identifies the Guru with the holy trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwara, and as the manifest Supreme Brahman. The second bows to the Sadguru as the 'bliss of Brahman,' the 'personification of knowledge,' and the witness of all intelligence. Following these invocations, it establishes the historical context that Shri Sai Nath Maharaj first arrived in Shirdi about fifty years prior to the writing.
What are some of the key salutations and foundational statements made at the very beginning of the Shri Sai Satcharita's introduction?
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