Savitri - 48

Sri Aurobindo's Savitri

Daily Savitri - 48

Prone it reposed, unconscious on mind's verge, 
Obtuse and tranquil like the stone and star. 
In a deep cleft of silence twixt two realms 
She lay remote from grief, unsawn by care, 
Nothing recalling of the sorrow here. 
Then a slow faint remembrance shadowlike moved, 
And sighing she laid her hand upon her bosom  

- Savitri by Sri Aurobindo, Book 1, Canto -1, The Symbol Dawn, Page 9

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.