Savitri — A Legend and a Symbol
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Savitri: a Legend and a Symbol
PART ONE
Book One: The Book of Beginnings
Canto I The Symbol Dawn 1 
Canto II The Issue 11
Canto III The Yoga of the King: The Yoga of the Soul’s Release 22
Canto IV The Secret Knowledge 46
Canto V The Yoga of the King: The Yoga of the Spirit’s Freedom and Greatness 74
Book Two: The Book of the Traveller of the Worlds
Canto I The World-Stair 95
Canto II The Kingdom of Subtle Matter 103
Canto III The Glory and the Fall of Life 116
Canto IV The Kingdoms of the Little Life 132
Canto V The Godheads of the Little Life 151
Canto VI The Kingdoms and Godheads of the Greater Life 173
Canto VII The Descent into Night 202
Canto VIII The World of Falsehood, the Mother of Evil and the Sons of Darkness 220
Canto IX The Paradise of the Life-Gods 233
Canto X The Kingdoms and Godheads of the Little Mind 238
Canto XI The Kingdoms and Godheads of the Greater Mind 260
Canto XII The Heavens of the Ideal 277
Canto XIII In the Self of Mind 283
Canto XIV The World-Soul 289
Canto XV The Kingdoms of the Greater Knowledge 297
Book Three: The Book of the Divine Mother
Canto I The Pursuit of the Unknowable 305
Canto II The Adoration of the Divine Mother 310
Canto III The House of the Spirit and the New Creation 317
Canto IV The Vision and the Boon 334
PART TWO
Book Four: The Book of Birth and Quest
Canto I The Birth and Childhood of the Flame 349
Canto II The Growth of the Flame 359
Canto III The Call to the Quest 369
Canto IV The Quest 377
Book Five: The Book of Love
Canto I The Destined Meeting-Place 389
Canto II Satyavan 392
Canto III Satyavan and Savitri 400
Book Six: The Book of Fate
Canto I The Word of Fate 415
Canto II The Way of Fate and the Problem of Pain 437
Book Seven: The Book of Yoga
Canto I The Joy of Union; the Ordeal of the Foreknowledge of Death and the Heart’s Grief and Pain 465
Canto II The Parable of the Search for the Soul 474
Canto III The Entry into the Inner Countries 488
Canto IV The Triple Soul-Forces 503
Canto V The Finding of the Soul 522
Canto VI Nirvana and the Discovery of the All-Negating Absolute 532
Canto VII The Discovery of the Cosmic Spirit and the Cosmic Consciousness 551
Book Eight: The Book of Death
“Canto III” Death in the Forest 561
PART THREE
Book Nine: The Book of Eternal Night
Canto I Towards the Black Void 571 Canto II The Journey in Eternal Night and the Voice of the Darkness 582
Book Ten: The Book of the Double Twilight
Canto I The Dream Twilight of the Ideal 599 Canto II The Gospel of Death and Vanity of the Ideal 607 Canto III The Debate of Love and Death 621 Canto IV The Dream Twilight of the Earthly Real 641
Book Eleven: The Book of Everlasting Day
Canto I The Eternal Day: The Soul’s Choice and the Supreme Consummation 671
Book Twelve: Epilogue
The Return to Earth 715
Notes are paraphrased from the “Publisher's Note” and “Note on the Texts”.
See also
External links
- Audio of the Mother: “It does not matter if you do not understand Savitri. But read it always.” (2:51)
- Visual studies on Savitri by Emanuele
