How does the narrative address the fear of death through the incident with the tiger?

The story of the tiger in Chapter 31 reframes death not as something to be feared, but as a potential moment of supreme joy and liberation, especially when it occurs in the presence of a saint. The text explicitly states that when a creature dies before a saint's gaze, there is "neither joy nor sorrow in death" and it is not truly death but "Vaikuntha's (heaven's) bliss." This act is described as an atonement for all sins and the end of the painful cycle of rebirth. By showing the diseased tiger attaining a peaceful end and ultimate salvation at His feet, Sai demonstrates that a connection to the divine can conquer the mortal world and transform death into "true self-salvation."