According to the account in Chapter 44 of the Sai Satcharitra, Sai Baba, knowing his end was near, engaged in a specific spiritual practice. For fourteen continuous days and nights, he had a Brahmin read the Ramayana to him, listening with focused contemplation. This period of listening to the sacred epic concluded on the day of Vijayadashami, which was the very day Baba attained Mahasamadhi, or left his mortal body. Chapter 44 specifies that immediately after his breath left his body, Laxman-mama performed worship, and Jog performed the Aarti. This marked the beginning of a 26-hour period of deliberation among his devotees regarding the final arrangements for his body, an event that is further elaborated upon in the chapter.
Can you describe the events that occurred in the two weeks leading up to Sai Baba's Mahasamadhi, as detailed in Chapter 44?
📖 Chapter 44