The timing of Baba's passing seems a bit confusing. Can you clarify the exact date, year, and time according to Chapter 42? Was it on Dashami or Ekadashi?

Chapter 42 provides precise details about Sai Baba's Mahasamadhi. It states that Baba left his body in the Shaka year 1840, during the first month of the sun's southern transit (Dakshinayan), on the day of Vijayadashami. The text further clarifies a nuance in the timing, noting that the bell struck twelve-thirty, at which point the Dashami tithi (lunar day) was completed and Ekadashi dawned. Therefore, as Chapter 42 explains, while the day is recognized as Dussehra (Dashami) based on the tithi at sunrise, the actual moment of his departure occurred during Ekadashi in the third watch of the day.