The darveshis were sad when the tiger, their livelihood, died. How did Sai Baba console them and explain the event?

When the darveshis expressed their sadness over the death of the tiger, which was their means of sustenance, Sai Baba consoled them by reframing the event from a material loss to a spiritual gain. As recounted in Chapter 31, Maharaj told them not to worry, explaining that the tiger's end was destined to happen there and that it was a meritorious soul who 'attained supreme bliss.' He revealed that the tiger was a debtor from a past life, and its time in their bondage was simply the repayment of that debt. By dying at his feet, it achieved freedom from both debt and bondage, a divine arrangement that brought about its salvation.