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Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol — Sri Aurobindo

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Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol

Sri Aurobindo hacia 1900
bySri Aurobindo

A blank-verse epic of some twenty-four thousand lines in twelve books that turns into symbol the Mahabharata episode in which Savitri overcomes Death to win back her husband Satyavan. King Aswapati journeys through the worlds of consciousness; Savitri, incarnation of the divine Mother, confronts Death in a metaphysical dialogue and obtains not only Satyavan’s life but the promise of a divine life on earth. Aurobindo regarded it as his main work and wrote it as mantric poetry.

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Authorship note

Begun around 1916 as a narrative poem and rewritten and expanded continually until 1950; published in Pondicherry in two volumes (Part I in 1950; Parts II and III in 1951) and in one volume in 1954. CWSA 33–34.

Editions and translations

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  • Savitri — Sri Aurobindo

    Savitri

    Christian Feuillette, Montreal, 2005

    Translation: Guy Lafond

    ISBN 9782923438016

    Traducción de Guy Lafond.

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Sources

  • Wikipedia en inglés, «Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol» (composición 1916–1950, edición 1950–1951).

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