Chapter 42 meticulously clarifies the details of the lunar day, or tithi, during Sai Baba's Mahasamadhi. While the day was known as Vijayadashami (Dussehra), which corresponds to the Dashami tithi, the text explains the timing in detail. It states that the departure happened around twelve-thirty in the afternoon, at which point the period of the Dashami tithi had just completed, and the Ekadashi tithi had begun. The chapter further clarifies that the convention is to consider the tithi active at sunrise as the tithi for the entire day. Therefore, as Chapter 42 explains, while the day was observed as Dashami, the actual moment of Baba's passing occurred during the Ekadashi tithi.
Chapter 42 mentions both Dashami and Ekadashi in relation to Baba's passing. How does the text resolve this apparent contradiction regarding the lunar day (tithi)?
📖 Chapter 42