What is the philosophical definition of 'death' provided in Chapter 37?

Chapter 37 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra explains death from a philosophical standpoint, not merely as a biological event. It states that what comes into form from the unmanifest is the 'manifest' state, and when it returns to the unmanifest, that is called 'death'. More profoundly, the text identifies the true 'nooses of death' as unrighteousness (adharma), ignorance, anger, and hatred. Therefore, death is not just a physical cessation but a state tied to these negative qualities and the cyclical nature of existence, as the text notes that death follows birth and rebirth follows death in an eternal cycle.