Savitri - 30

Sri Aurobindo's Savitri

Daily Savitri - 30

Adjoining mortal time to Timelessness, 
A spark of deity lost in Matter's crypt 
Its lustre vanishes in the inconscient planes, 
That transitory glow of magic fire 
So now dissolved in bright accustomed air. 
The message ceased and waned the messenger. 
The single Call, the uncompanioned Power, 

- Savitri by Sri Aurobindo, Book 1, Canto -1, The Symbol Dawn, Page 5

Sri Aurobindo's epic poem, Savitri, is a symbolic myth that responds to a deeply felt need in the contemporary mind. Not only does it represent a world view that is in harmony with the most recent understanding of scientific reality; but, as a symbol, it penetrates to the essential truth of that reality. It concomitantly describes what is involved in the fulfillment of a spiritually individuated life. This is the goal of Jung's myth of consciousness for our time. Not only is Savitri a vision for individual and collective self-fulfillment, but, as a mantra, it has a directly transformative effect on the inner consciousness. Such a magnificent poem calls for intelligent reflection.