I heard a story about a tiger and Sai Baba. What was the tiger's backstory and why did it have to die?

Chapter 31 speculates on the tiger's past life to explain the extraordinary event of its death before Sai Baba. The text suggests that the creature was once a meritorious person who, out of 'learning-pride,' insulted a devotee of Hari. This insult resulted in a curse that led to its 'cruel birth' as a tiger. However, a counter-curse seems to have been in place, destining the tiger to come to Sai Baba's feet for liberation. Therefore, its death was not just an end but a release. Through Sai's darshan, its sins were burned away, the bonds of past karma were broken, and it was freed from the 'cruel body's bondage,' achieving salvation on its own.