The Mother Reads Savitri (video clips)

He had reached the top of all that can be known

Appeared the far-seen Godhead of the whole, His feet firm-based on Life’s stupendous wings, Omnipotent or lonely seer of Time, Inward, inscrutable, with diamond gaze.

In her confirmed because transformed in her, Our life shall find in its fulfilled response Above, the boundless hushed beatitudes, Below, the wonder of the embrace divine.

The great world-rhythms were heart-beats of one Soul, To feel was a flame-discovery of God, All mind was a single harp of many strings, All life a song of many meeting lives; For worlds were many, but the Self was one.

“O strong forerunner, I have heard thy cry. One shall descend and break the iron Law, Change Nature’s doom by the lone Spirit’s power.

In this high signal moment of the gods Answering earth’s yearning and her cry for bliss A greatness from our other countries came.

A friend and yet too great wholly to know, She walked in their front towards a greater light, Their leader and queen over their hearts and souls, One close to their bosoms, yet divine and far.

"The Voice withdrew into its hidden skies. But like a shining answer from the gods Approached through sun-bright spaces Savitri."

Still unaccomplished was the fateful quest; Still she found not the one predestined face For which she sought amid the sons of men.

But now the destined spot and hour were close; Unknowing she had neared her nameless goal.

There is a Power within that knows beyond Our knowings; we are greater than our thoughts, And sometimes earth unveils that vision here. To live, to love are signs of infinite things, Love is a glory from eternity’s spheres.

“O Satyavan, I have heard thee and I know; I know that thou and only thou art he.” Then down she came from her high carven car Descending with a soft and faltering haste;

I have looked at him from my immortal Self, I have seen God smile at me in Satyavan; I have seen the Eternal in a human face.”

"A day may come when she must stand unhelped On a dangerous brink of the world’s doom and hers. Carrying the world’s future on her lonely breast, Carrying the human hope in a heart left sole ..."

"A worshipped empress all once vied to serve, She made herself the diligent serf of all, Nor spared the labour of broom and jar and well, Or close gentle tending or to heap the fire Of altar and kitchen, no slight task allowed To others that her woman’s strength might do."

"Find out thy soul, recover thy hid self [...] In the enormous emptiness of thy mind Thou shalt see the Eternal’s body in the world, Know him in every voice heard by thy soul [...] Then shalt thou harbour my force and conquer Death.”

Then Savitri following the great winding road Came where it dwindled into a narrow path Trod only by rare wounded pilgrim-feet. A few bright forms emerged from unknown depths And looked at her with calm immortal eyes.

One day I will return, a bringer of light, Then I will give to thee the mirror of Gods Thou shalt see self and world as by him they are seen Reflected in the bright pool of thy soul.