How exactly did seeing Sai Baba lead to the tiger's salvation? What happened in that moment?

The mechanism of the tiger's salvation was the power of Sai Baba's divine gaze, or darshan. Chapter 31 describes the pivotal moment when 'their eyes met eye to eye.' Sai gazed upon the tiger with a 'loving heart,' and this act of grace was transformative. The text explains that being seen by a saint 'from head to toe' when the body falls is not death but 'true self-salvation.' This darshan burned away the tiger's sin from a past life, broke the 'iron chain of attachment,' and ended its suffering. The text posits that such an end is only possible for a soul with 'great fortune' and past merit, allowing it to become 'attribute-less' and achieve liberation instantly.