Savitri: A hope stole in that hardly dared to be
A hope stole in that hardly dared to beAmid the Night’s forlorn indifference.As if solicited in an alien worldWith timid and hazardous instinctive grace,Orphaned and driven out to seek a…
Savitri: An unshaped consciousness desired light
An unshaped consciousness desired lightAnd a blank prescience yearned towards distant change.As if a childlike finger laid on a cheekReminded of the endless need in thingsThe heedless Mother of the…
Savitri: The Impassive Skies Were Neutral, Empty, Still
The impassive skies were neutral, empty, still.Then something in the inscrutable darkness stirred;A nameless movement, an unthought IdeaInsistent, dissatisfied, without an aim,Something that wished but knew not how to be,Teased…
Savitri: It was the hour before the Gods awake
Canto One of Savitri is titled The Symbol Dawn. M.P. Pandit explains: "The Dawn that is spoken of is not only the dawn of that fateful day when Satyavan must…
Poetry for the Soul
In "The Essence of Poetry," Sri Aurobindo reflects on the true source and nature of the poetic delight, stating that the soul is the true creator and recipient of this…