What is the Shri Sai Satcharita, and what was the author's hope for it?

The Shri Sai Satcharita is described as more than just a Guru biography; it is considered an excellent and succulent poem, a form of spiritual treat or 'Prasad-meva' for devotees. According to the preface in Chapter 0, it was the great desire of the author, Annasaheb, that the book be widely studied and recited daily through practices like Parayans and Saptahs, similar to the Guru Charitra. The text suggests that if devotees engage with this work with faith and heart, they can satisfy Shri Sai-Paramatma through a 'sacrifice of knowledge' (Jnana-yagna), and after death, become one with Him.