What is the philosophical explanation for Sai Baba's death offered in the scriptures? Did he actually die?

Chapter 43 provides a deep philosophical view, suggesting that Sai Baba is beyond the conventional understanding of death. It posits that for saints, death is likened to an eclipse—a mere "defect of vision" for the observer, not an actual end. The text describes Sai Samarth as the "complete Supreme Brahman," for whom the body and its limitations are an illusion. Instead of perishing, it is said that he burned his body in the fire of Yoga and merged into his unmanifest state. As detailed in Chapter 43, he continues to reside in the hearts of his devotees, and the idea that his conscious form could have perished is a notion the scripture says the mind cannot accept.