Yes, Chapter 42 addresses a subtle point regarding the exact lunar day, or tithi, of Sai Baba's Mahasamadhi. While the day is widely known as Vijayadashami (the tenth tithi, Dashami), the text clarifies the timing. It specifies that Baba's body passed away around twelve-thirty in the afternoon. At this time, the Dashami tithi had just concluded, and the next tithi, Ekadashi (the eleventh), had begun. Therefore, as Chapter 42 explains, though the day was celebrated as Dussehra based on the tithi at sunrise, the precise moment of Baba's departure actually occurred during Ekadashi.
Chapter 42 mentions a slight confusion regarding the tithi (lunar day) of Baba's passing. Can you clarify this point?
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