Chapter 42 mentions a specific detail about the lunar day (tithi) of Baba's passing. Can you clarify the distinction it makes between Dashami and Ekadashi?

๐Ÿ“– Chapter 42

Chapter 42 provides a nuanced clarification regarding the lunar day of Sai Baba's Mahasamadhi. The text explains that while the day was observed as Vijayadashami (Dussehra), the actual moment of passing had a specific timing. At twelve-thirty, the period of the Dashami tithi (10th lunar day) was completed, and the Ekadashi tithi (11th lunar day) had just begun. However, the chapter notes that the established tradition is to consider the tithi that is active at sunrise as the official tithi for the entire day. Since Dashami was the tithi at sunrise, the day was considered Dussehra, even though Baba's departure occurred at the very dawn of Ekadashi.


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