What was the significance of Vijayadashami in 1918, and how was this event foretold by Sai Baba?

The Vijayadashami of 1918 held ultimate significance as it was the day Sai Baba chose to leave his mortal coil. Chapter 42 explains that Baba had long taught that Dussehra was the auspicious time for 'Seemollanghan' (crossing the border of worldly existence), and he made that year's festival the "true auspicious moment" for his own merging with the Supreme. The text reveals this date was fixed well in advance. This is confirmed by an incident two years prior, when Baba told Ramchandra Patil that his own life was safe but that Tatya would pass away on Vijayadashami in the Shaka year 1840, the exact day Baba himself passed, demonstrating his profound foreknowledge of this pivotal event.