Savitri - 36

Sri Aurobindo's Savitri

Daily Savitri - 36

Or stand upon this brittle earthly base. 
A narrow movement on Time's deep abysm, 
Life's fragile littleness denied the power, 
The proud and conscious wideness and the bliss 
She had brought with her into the human form, 
The calm delight that weds one soul to all, 
The key to the flaming doors of ecstasy.  

- 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.


Thanks,
AuroMere Meditation Center,
Chennai.