According to Chapter 43, death is philosophically defined as the separation of the body and senses, just as birth is their union. For great souls and avatars who incarnate for the welfare of devotees, birth and death are considered 'false imaginations.' The text explains that someone like Sai Baba, who is described as the complete Supreme Brahman, is devoid of bodily impulses and consciousness, making the concepts of birth and death irrelevant to him. His body is merely an adjunct. Therefore, his passing is not seen as a death but as a voluntary act of merging into the unmanifest through the fire of Yoga, a state where he is beyond the reach of Time.
What is the Satcharitra's philosophical explanation of death, especially concerning a saint like Sai Baba?
π Chapter 43