How did Sai Baba prepare for the end of his life?

Knowing that his end was approaching, Sai Baba engaged in a specific devotional practice. The text explains that he had a Brahmin read the Ramayana to him. This wasn't a casual activity; Baba listened with focused contemplation continuously for fourteen days and nights. According to Chapter 44, it was precisely after these two weeks of listening to the Ramayana were completed that the day of Vijayadashami arrived, and Baba attained a state of bodilessness, meaning he passed away. This indicates a very conscious and spiritually focused preparation for his departure.