Does the text suggest Sai Baba had power over death itself?

Yes, Chapter 44 makes a powerful claim about Sai Baba's relationship with death. The text states, "He who has authority even over Time (Death); how can he suffer at its hands?" This suggests a mastery over the process of life and death. This idea is further reinforced by the mention of a past event where Baba entered a death-like state for three days by drawing his life force into the crown of his head, only to return to his body later. This incident, recalled in Chapter 44, made his followers doubt the finality of his physical passing, as he had previously demonstrated an extraordinary ability to control his own life functions beyond ordinary human limits.