Who is credited with preventing Baba's early departure thirty-two years before his final Mahasamadhi?

The text credits Mhalasapati's wisdom with averting what is called an "ill-fate" (Kuyoga) in 1886. According to Chapter 44, this event was a potential samadhi that was supposed to happen thirty-two years before Baba's actual passing. The narrator questions how devotees would have had the good fortune of Sai's presence for so many more years had this not been averted. Mhalasapati's unwavering faith and obedience in guarding Baba's body for the full three days, despite pressure from others, ensured Baba's safe return to consciousness.