How does the text describe Sai Baba's relationship with death and karma?

Chapter 44 portrays Sai Baba as being beyond the grasp of ordinary mortal limitations. It explicitly states that he is one who 'has authority even over Time (Death)' and rhetorically asks how he could possibly suffer at its hands. This suggests his passing was a willed act, not a submission. The text reinforces this by claiming that for the Ultimate Reality that Sai represents, 'the state of death is a completely false rumor.' Regarding karma, the narrator, Hemadpant, admits his own ignorance, stating, 'I do not understand Prarabdha (destiny) or Sanchita (accumulated karma); nor do I know Kriyamana (current actions).' Instead of trying to comprehend these complex concepts, he places his faith entirely in the 'merciful King of Gurus, Sai.'