THE ENGLISH OF SAVITRI BY SHRADDHAVAN- CONTENTS & INTRODUCTION TO SRI AUROBINDO'S SAVITRI 2017-01-26

THE ENGLISH OF SAVITRI

A CLASS LED BY SHRADDHAVAN
AT SAVITRI BHAVAN, AUROVILLE

26-01-2017

BEGINNING OF A NEW CYCLE OF READINGS IN SRI AUROBINDO'S SAVITRI - A LEGEND AND A SYMBOL
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SAVITRI
A Legend and a Symbol
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CONTENTS
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PART I

BOOK ONE. The Book of Beginnings

Canto One. The Symbol Dawn
Canto Two. The Issue
Canto Three. The Yoga of the King: The Yoga of the Soul's Release
Canto Four. The Secret Knowledge
Canto Five. The Yoga of the King: The Yoga of the Spirit's Freedom and Greatness

BOOK TWO. The Book of the Traveller of the Worlds

Canto One. The World-Stair
Canto Two. The Kingdom of Subtle Matter
Canto Three. The Glory and the Fall of Life
Canto Four. The Kingdoms of the Little Life
Canto Five. The Godheads of the Little Life
Canto Six. The Kingdoms and Godheads of the Greater Life
Canto Seven. The Descent into Night
Canto Eight. The World of Falsehood, the Mother of Evil and the Sons of Darkness
Canto Nine. The Paradise of the Life-Gods
Canto Ten. The Kingdoms and Godheads of the Little Mind
Canto Eleven. The Kingdoms and Godheads of the Greater Mind
Canto Twelve. The Heavens of the Ideal
Canto Thirteen. In the Self of Mind
Canto Fourteen. The World-Soul
Canto Fifteen. The Kingdoms of the Greater Knowledge

BOOK THREE. The Book of the Divine Mother

Canto One. The Pursuit of the Unknowable
Canto Two. The Adoration of the Divine Mother
Canto Three. The House of the Spirit and the New Creation
Canto Four. The Vision and the Boon

PART II

BOOK FOUR. The Book of Birth and Quest

Canto One. The Birth and Childhood of the Flame
Canto Two. The Growth of the Flame
Canto Three. The Call to the Quest
Canto Four. The Quest

BOOK FIVE. The Book of Love

Canto One. The Destined Meeting-Place
Canto Two. Satyavan
Canto Three. Satyavan and Savitri

BOOK SIX. The Book of Fate

Canto One. The Word of Fate
Canto Two. The Way of Fate and the Problem of Pain

BOOK SEVEN. The Book of Yoga

Canto One. The Joy of Union; the Ordeal of the Foreknowledge of Death and the Heart's Grief and Pain
Canto Two. The Parable of the Search for the Soul
Canto Three. The Entry into the Inner Countries
Canto Four. The Triple Soul-Forces
Canto Five. The Finding of the Soul
Canto Six. Nirvana and the Discovery of the All-Negating Absolute
Canto Seven. The Discovery of the Cosmic Spirit and the Cosmic Consciousness

BOOK EIGHT. The Book of Death

Canto Three. Death in the Forest

PART III

BOOK NINE. The Book of Eternal Night

Canto One. Towards the Black Void
Canto Two. The Journey in Eternal Night and the Voice of the Darkness

BOOK TEN. The Book of the Double Twilight

Canto One. The Dream Twilight of the Ideal
Canto Two. The Gospel of Death and Vanity of the Ideal
Canto Three. The Debate of Love and Death
Canto Four. The Dream Twilight of the Earthly Real

BOOK ELEVEN. The Book of Everlasting Day

Canto One. The Eternal Day: The Soul's Choice and the Supreme Consummation

BOOK TWELVE. Epilogue

Epilogue. The Return to Earth

Note on the Text

The Composition of Savitri

Editions of Savitri