What does the text suggest about the tiger's past life and the karmic reasons for its unique death before Sai Baba?

Chapter 31 speculates deeply on the karmic background of the tiger. The narrative suggests that the tiger was not just an ordinary animal but perhaps a meritorious soul in a cursed form. One verse posits that this soul might have insulted a devotee of Hari in a past life and received a curse to be born in a "cruel birth." However, a counter-curse allowed it to come to Sai's feet for liberation. Through Sai's darshan, its "sin was burned," its suffering ended, and its bonds of past karma were broken. This divine arrangement allowed it to be freed from the "cruel body's bondage" and the "iron chain of attachment," ultimately attaining salvation. This underscores the idea that even a cursed existence can find redemption through the grace of a saint.