How did Sai Baba protect his devotee Kashiram from robbers when he wasn't physically present at the scene of the attack?

Sai Baba's protection of Kashiram transcended physical distance. While Kashiram was being attacked by a group of armed thieves, an event he was unlikely to survive on his own, Sai Baba was in Shirdi exhibiting strange behavior. The accounts in Chapter 0 describe him shouting, swearing, and showing other signs of intense agitation. The people around him in Shirdi immediately recognized that this was not random; they understood that Baba's agitation was a manifestation of his power being used to protect a dear devotee from great danger. The narrative frames this as a case of the 'Savior' triumphing over the 'killer,' indicating that Baba's spiritual intervention was directly responsible for Kashiram's survival.