Does the text suggest that Sai Baba had control over his own death?

The source material strongly implies that Sai Baba possessed authority over the process of death. Chapter 44 poses the rhetorical question, "He who has authority even over Time (Death); how can he suffer at its hands?" This suggests he was not a victim of death but was in command of it. This idea is reinforced by the narrative that, "Knowing the end was near," he consciously chose to spend his final fourteen days listening to the Ramayana. This indicates a deliberate, controlled departure rather than an involuntary event, aligning with the idea that he was a master over his own life force.