Chapter 42 mentions a nuance regarding the lunar day (tithi) of Baba's passing. Can you explain the details about Dashami and Ekadashi on that day?

πŸ“– Chapter 42

Chapter 42 provides a very specific chronological detail regarding the tithi, or lunar day, of Sai Baba's Mahasamadhi. While the event occurred on the calendar day of Vijayadashami (the tenth day, or Dashami), the text clarifies that the bell struck at twelve-thirty in the afternoon. At that precise moment, the Dashami tithi was completed, and the Ekadashi (eleventh) tithi began. Therefore, as the chapter points out, the actual moment of Baba's departure from his body was during the Ekadashi tithi. However, it also notes that the tithi at sunrise, which was Dashami, is the one considered for the observance of Dussehra, reconciling the day's name with the astrological timing of the event.


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