What stories from the prior chapter are mentioned at the beginning of Chapter 42, and what does this chapter promise to cover?

At the start of Chapter 42, the author briefly recaps events from the preceding chapter to set the stage. Two specific miracles are mentioned: the 'wondrous divine play' of how Sai Baba's portrait was miraculously protected even after being immersed in water, and how a devotee's wish was granted when Baba appeared in a dream to give him clear permission to read the Dnyaneshwari. After this summary, Chapter 42 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra states its own focus, promising to describe Sai's essential nature—whether his mind was 'intense or soft'—and to give a detailed account of Baba's departure from his physical body.