Was there a karmic reason given for the tiger's life and its death at Sai's feet?

Chapter 31 speculates on the tiger's past karma, suggesting it may have been a meritorious person in a past life who, out of pride, insulted a devotee of Hari. This could have led to a curse that resulted in the "cruel birth" as a tiger. A counter-curse then seems to have brought the creature to Sai Baba's feet for its salvation. The text frames the event as the breaking of past karmic bonds and the "iron chain of attachment." Its death was the moment a debt from a past life was paid, freeing it from suffering and ending the cycle of rebirth.