What events immediately preceded Sai Baba's passing, as described in Chapter 44 of the Sai Satcharitra?

According to Chapter 44 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra, Sai Baba, knowing that his end was near, engaged in a specific spiritual practice for the last two weeks of his life. He arranged for a Brahmin to read the Ramayana to him, and he listened with focused contemplation for fourteen continuous days and nights. The chapter highlights the divine timing of these events, noting that as the two weeks of listening to the Ramayana were completed, the auspicious day of Vijayadashami arrived. It was on this day that Baba attained the state of bodilessness, or passed away from his physical form. This chronological account is provided in Chapter 44 to fulfill a promise made in the previous chapter to give a complete narration of his final days.