Savitri - 35

Sri Aurobindo's Savitri

Daily Savitri - 35

Visited her heart like a sweet alien note. 
Time's message of brief light was not for her. 
In her there was the anguish of the gods 
Imprisoned in our transient human mould, 
The deathless conquered by the death of things. 
A vaster Nature's joy had once been hers, 
But long could keep not its gold heavenly hue  

- Savitri by Sri Aurobindo, Book 1, Canto -1, The Symbol Dawn, Page 6

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.