On the day of Mahashivratri celebrated across India this talk provides a glimpse of Shiva along with two of Sri Aurobindo's Poems, - Shiva and Epiphany.
The analytical rational mind which is dependent heavily upon the senses may not comprehend but the eye of faith and the deeper intuitive sense in us understands.
It is only for the aspirants of the New Creation that the word was given to go beyond. It is in a sense the great and grand fulfilment of the Sanatana Dharma.
Saraswati is the presiding goddess of the last of the four Ages of mankind, who prepares the world for the new cycle of Creation, Satya Yuga, the Age of Truth.
Making a conscious choice as to what path if any to follow requires a careful reflection on the aim of life. The choice should be an act of love for the Deity and not an act of fear or social pressure.
Of course, the integral yoga does not depend upon observing or not observing these events, yet the Divine Mother uses every little door as an opening through which the Divine can enter a sadhak's consciousness and work within it.