What was the strange experience Balaram Mankar had on the day Sai Baba passed away?

Balaram Mankar was a devotee who had been miraculously cured of his chronic asthma by Sai Baba. However, Chapter 51 recounts a peculiar incident where Balaram suddenly had a severe fit of coughing, which was baffling because he had been completely free of the ailment. It was later discovered that this inexplicable coughing fit occurred on the very day that Sai Baba gave up His physical body. This event was understood by devotees to be a final, profound sign from Baba to His follower, connecting them at the moment of His passing. After that day, Balaram never had a cough again for the rest of his life.