What was the spiritual significance of the tiger dying in Sai Baba's presence?

According to the account in Chapter 31, the death of the tiger at Sai Baba's feet held deep spiritual meaning. It is explained that to leave one's body before a saint's eyes is a result of great merit from past deeds and a path to liberation from all sins. While the darveshis who owned the tiger were sad to lose their means of livelihood, they were also pleased because the diseased creature had attained salvation. The text posits that this event might have been the settling of a debt from a past life, and it highlights that the greatest earning of a life is to be wholly redeemed by passing away at a saint's feet.