The Satcharitra says Sai Baba left his body, but did he really die?

According to the narrative in Chapter 43, Sai Baba's departure was not a conventional death but a voluntary act of a great Yogi. The author questions the finality of this event, asking, 'Who will believe these words?' It is explained that Sai Samarth, having the power to die at will, consciously 'burned the body in the fire of Yoga' and 'merged himself into the unmanifest.' The text asserts that he continues to reside in the hearts of his devotees. Therefore, it argues that a being so deeply imprinted in the consciousness of his followers cannot be said to have truly perished, suggesting his 'death' was a transition to a different state of being rather than an end.