At the insistence of the queen, the human mother of Savitri, Narad the sage with a capacity of foresight speaks of the destiny that Savitri has with Satyavan.
As human beings we want only pleasant thing to happen. We shun pain and do not want it as our share. We wish to know the future so that we can avert painful events.
All the great Words that toiled to express the One
Were lifted into an absoluteness of light,
An ever-burning Revelation's fire
And the immortality of the eternal Voice.