Savitri is still in the realm of darkest Night. Yet as with all Night, this night too ends. Yet the darkness is densest before the dawn.
At the Feet of The Mother
Weekly Readings in Savitri
In this Canto, death moves through mental and vital heavens where light and hope emerge, reflecting human thought's pursuit of an ideal life.
In this book we see the journey through the twilight zones and the way Death keeps its hold upon the people.
Savitri, holding the lamp of hope, keeps pace with Death burying with the soul of Satyavan through his kingdom of the Night.
Savitri sets the note for the challenge of Death hinting at the power she has brought with her, the power of Love and Oneness.
Death continues his gospel denying the Divine and all that can be a source of hope to mankind.
Death now questions the basis of Savitri’s hope trying the gauge her strength.
Savitri answers to the dreadful god of Death challenging his assumption and assertion about God as he perceives it.
Death opposes Savitri’s resolve and will by presenting himself as the last word, the final sentence, the ultimate decree upon all things.