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S R I U R O B I N D O
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S A V I T R I
egend and a Symbol
[ Book U Canto I ]
SRI UROBINDO
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P U B L I S H E R :
S R I A U R O B I N D O C I R C L E B O M B A Y
Na i r H o spi tal Co mp oun d near Bombay C entra l Stati on
i l R i g h t s Re se r v ed
F i r s t Ed ition 1947
I M P R I M E R I E D E S R I A U R O B I N D O A S H R A M
Pondichery
93 47 500
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BOOK T W O
The Book of the Traveller of the W orlds
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S VITRI
ook
II—The
ook of the Traveller of the Worlds
C A N T O
ONE
T H E WO RL D STAIR
A
LONE he moved watched by the i n f i n i t y
A r o u n d him and the Unknowable above.
A l l
was now
seen
that
m o r t a l eyes
ignore:
A
limitless movement
filled
a Umitless
peace.
I n a profound existence beyond earth s
Parent or kin to our ideas and dreams
Where
Space
is a
vast
experiment of the soul.
I n a deep
oneness
of a l l things that are.
The universe of the Unknown
arose.
A
self-creation w i t h o u t end or
pause
Revealed
the grandeurs of the
I n f i n i t e .
I t f lung
i n t o the hazards of its play
A m i l l i o n moods, a myriad energies.
The world-shapes that are fancies of its T r u t h
A n d
the formulas of the freedom of its Force.
I t
poured
i n t o
the
Ever-stable s
flux
A bacchic rapture and revel of Ideas,
A passion and
m o t i o n
of everlastingness.
There rose unborn i n t o the Unchanging s
surge
Thoughts that abide in their deathless consequence.
W o r d s
that
i m m o r ta l
last though fallen mute.
Acts that brought out f rom
Silence
its dumb
sense.
Lines that convey the inexpressible.
The Eternal s stillness saw in unmoved joy
H i s universal Power at work display
I n plots of pain and dramas of deUght
The wonder and beauty of her w i l l to be.
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S A V I T R I
B O O K I I C A N T O t
A l l , even p ain , was the sot il s pleasure here;
He r e a l l experience was a s ing le plan.
T h e th ousandfold express ion o f the On e.
A l l
came
at once i n t o h is s ingle view;
N o t h i n g
escaped
h is
vast
i n t u i t i v e
s ight .
N o t h i n g dr e w near he could not fee l as k in :
He was one spir i t w i t h t h a t i m m e n s it y .
Images
in a supernal
consciousness
E m b o d y in g t h e U n b o r n w h o never dies.
T h e structure d v is ions o f the cosmic Se l f
A l i v e w i t h
t h e t o u c h o f
being s
e t e r n i t y
L o o k e d a t h i m Hke fo r m - b o u n d sp i r i t u a l t h o u g h t s
F i g u r i n g
the movements of the Inef fable .
Aspects
o f b e i n g d o n n e d
w o r l d - o u t l i n e ;
forms
T h at o pe n m o v i n g do o r s o n t h i n g s d i v i n e .
Became
famiUar to h is h ou r ly s ight ;
T h e symbols o f the Sp ir i t s reaUty ,
T h e l i v i n g bodies of the
Bodiless
G r e w near t o h i m , h is d a i ly
associates.
T h e exhaustless
seeings
o f t h e u n s l e e pi n g
M i n d ,
Letter ings of i ts contact w i t h t h e i n v i s i b l e ,
S u r r o u n d e d h i m
w i t h coundess p o i n t i n g
signs;
T h e
voices
o f a thousand realms of L i fe
M i ss io n e d t o h i m h er m i g h t y
messages.
T h e heaven-hints th at invade our earth ly l ives .
T h e d i r e i m ag i n at i on s dr eam e d b y
H e l l ,
W h i c h
i f enacted an d experienced here
O u r du l led capaci ty soon would cease to feel
O r o u r m o r t a l
f ra i l t y
c o u l d n o t l o n g e n du r e ,
Were set in the ir subl ime proport ions there .
T he re l ived ou t i n th e ir se l f -born atmosphere .
T h e y r e s u m e d t h e i r topless p i tch and nat ive power;
T h e i r for t i fy ing stress upon the soul
B i t deep i n t o t h e g r o u n d o f consciousness
The pass ion and
p u r i t y
o f
t he i r
extremes.
T h e
absoluteness
o f t he i r s ingle cry
A n d the sovereign sweetness or v io lent poetry
O f the ir beaut i fu l or terr ib le deUght .
A l l thought can know or widest s ight perceive
A n d
a l l that thought and s ight can never k n o w .
A l l th ings occul t and rare , remote and strange
W e r e
near
to heart s con tact , fe l t by spiri t-sense.
A s k i n g
for e n try at h is nature s
gates
T h e y c r o w d e d t h e w i d e n e d spaces o f h is m i n d .
[ P a g e Two ]
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S A V I T R I
B O O K I I C A N T O t
H i s self-discovery s
f l aming
witnesses,
Offering
t h e i r m a r ve l a n d t h e i r
m u l t i t u d e .
These
n o w
became
n e w po r t i o n s o f h i m se l f
A n d
f igures o f his sp ir i t s greater l i fe .
T h e m o v i n g
scenery
o f h i s l a r g e t i m e - w al k
O r
the embroidered t i ssue of h is
sense:
T h e y t oo k t h e
place
o f i n t i m a t e h u m a n t h i n g s
A n d
moved as
close
co m pan i o n s o f h is t h o u g h t s .
O r
were h is
soul s
n a t u r a l e n v i r o n m e n t .
T h e
endless
k in g do m s o f t h e Spi r i t s
bhss.
U n n u m b e r e d t o n e s s t r u c k f r om o n e h a r m o n y .
Each
to i ts wide-winged universal poise .
T o i t s f at h om l e ss f e e li n g o f t h e A l l i n o n e ,
Brought notes of
some
per fect ion yet unseen.
I t s
s ingle retreat i n t o T r u t h s
secrecies.
I t s h appy s i de l i g h t o n t h e I n f i n i t e .
A l l
w as fo u n d t h e r e t h e Un i q u e h ad dr e am e d an d m ade
T o t i n g e
w i t h ceaseless
rapture and surpr ise
A n d an o pu l e n t b e au t y o f passionate difference
T h e r e c u r r in g be at t h a t m o m e n t s G o d i n T i m e .
O n l y
was miss ing the
sole
t imeless W o r d
T h at c ar r i e s e t e r n i t y i n i t s l o n e l y so u n d.
T h e Ide a se l f- lu m i n o u s k e y t o a l l
ideas.
T h e i n t e g e r o f t h e Spi r i t s pe rfe ct su m
T h a t
equates
t h e u n e q u a l A H t o t h e e qu a l O n e ,
T h e s i n g l e s i g n
i n t e r p r e t i n g every
s ign .
The absolute index to the Absolute .
There wal led apart by i ts own innerness
I n
a m yst i c a l
barrage
o f d y n a m i c l i g h t
H e saw a l o n e i m m e n se h i g h - c u r v e d w o r l d - p i l e
Er e ct l i k e a m o u n t a i n c h ar io t o f t h e
Gods
Motionless under an inscrutable sky .
A s i f
f r om
M a t t er s
p l i n t h
a carved sea of worlds
C l i m b i n g
w i t h
foam-maned
waves
to the Suprem e,
I t
swel led upw ards bu t none could see i ts to p:
A
h u n d r e d
levels
r aise d i t to t h e U n k n o w n .
So i t
arose
i n a h u sh ed
conscious Vast
As c l imbs a storeyed temple-tower to heaven
B u i l t b y t h e asp i r i n g so u l o f m an t o l i v e
Near t o h i s dr e am o f t h e In v i s i b l e .
I n f i n i t y
calls
to i t as i t
dreams
an d c l i m b s ;
I t s
spire touches the
apex
o f t h e
w o r l d ;
M o u n t i n g i n t o great
voiceless stillnesses
[ P a ^ e T h r e e }
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S A V I T R I
B O O K I I C A N T O 1
I t
marr ies the earth to screened e te rni t ies .
A m i d t h e m a n y systems o f the One
M ade b y an in te rpre t in g c re ative j o y
Alone i t points us to our journey back;
Planted on earth i t i s a l l rea lms in One.
This was the s ingle stair to being s goal .
A s u mmary o f th e stages o f th e sp ir i t .
I t s copy of the cosmic hierarchies
Refashioned i n our secret a ir of sel f
A subt le pat tern of the universe .
I t is w i t h m , b e l o w , w i t h o u t , above.
A c t i n g upon th is vis ib le N ature s
scheme
I t
wakens ou r earth-m atter s
heavy
doze
T o
t h i n k
and feel and to react to joy;
I t
models in us our div iner parts .
L i f t s
m o r t a l m i n d i n t o a greater air.
Makes yearn th is l i f e o f f lesh to intangible a ims .
Lin ks the body s death w i t h i m m o r t a l i t y s c a l l :
O u t o f the swoon of the Inconscience
I t
labours towa rds a superconscient L ig h t .
I f e ar th w e re a l l an d th is w e re n o t in h e r .
T h o u g h t could n ot be n or Hfe-delight s
response:
O n l y mater ia l forms could then be her guests
D r i v e n
b y an in an imate w o r ld- f o rc e .
Earth by th is go lden superf lu i ty
Bore t h i n k i n g m a n a n d m o r e t h a n m a n s h a l l bear;
T h i s h i g h e r scheme of being is our source
A n d holds th e key to our ascending fate.
T h e l i v i n g s ymb o l o f
these
conscious planes,
I t s
inf luences and godheads o f the unseen.
I t s
i m t h o u g h t l og ic o f ReaUty s acts
A ris e n f rom the unspoken t r u t h i n t h i n g s .
Have f ixed our inn er l i fe s
slow-scaled
degrees.
I t s
steps are paces o f th e soul s r e t u r n
F r o m th e
deep
adventure o f mater ia l b i r t h ,
A l adder o f def iver ing ascent
A n d ru n g s th at N atu re c l imb s to de i ty .
O n c e in th e v i g i l o f a deathless
gaze
These grades
h ad mark e d h e r g ian t do w n w ard p lu n g e .
T h e w i d e a n d p r o n e leap o f a
godhead s
fa l l .
O u r
l i fe is a holocaust o f the Suprem e.
T h e g re at W o r ld - M o t h e r b y h e r sacrif ice
Has made her soul the body of our state;
Accept ing sorrow and
unconsciousness
l P a§e Fou r }
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S A V I T R I B O O K
I I C A N T O I
D i v i n i t y s
lapse f ro m i t s own splendours wove
T h e m a n y - p a tt e rn e d g r o u n d o f a l l w e a re .
A n i d o l o f s e l f is o u r m o rta l i t y .
O u r
earth is a f ragment and a res idue;
Her power is packed
w i t h
the stuf f of greater worlds
A n d
steeped
i n th e i r c o lo u r-lu st re s d im m e d b y h e r drow s e ;
A n a tavism o f h ighe r b ir th s is he rs,
H e r sleep i s s t i rred by the ir buried memories
Recal l ing the los t spheres
f ro m
w h i c h t h e y fe l l .
Unsatis f ied forces in her bosom move;
T h ey are partners o f her greater g row in g fate
A n d h er
r e t u r n
to
i m m o r t a l i t y ;
T h e y c o n s e n t to share h er d o o m o f
b i r t h
and death;
T h e y k i n d l e p a r ti a l
gleams
o f th e A l l an d dr iv e
H e r
b l i n d
laborious
spir i t
to compose
A
meagre
im a g e o f t h e t h e m i g h t y W h o l e .
T h e c a l m a n d l u m i n o u s I n t i m a c y w i t h i n
Approves her work and guides the unseeing Power,
H i s
vast
design accepts a puny s tart .
A n a t te m pt , a draw in g h a lf -do n e i s th e w o r ld s l i fe ;
I t s
lines do ubt th ei r concealed s ignificance,
I t s
curves
jo in
n o t t h e i r h i g h - i n t e n d e d close.
Ye t some first imag e o f greatness t rembles there ,
A n d
w h e n th e amb ig u o u s c ro w de d par ts
have
m e t
T h e m a n y - t o n e d
u n i t y
t o w h i c h t h e y m o v e d ,
T h e A rt i s t s jo y s h a l l l au g h a t reason s ru les ;
T h e d i v i n e i n t e n t i o n suddenly shal l be seen.
T h e e n d v i n d i c a t e
i n t u i t i on s sure
t e c h n iq u e .
A g raph s h a l l b e o f man y me e t in g w o r lds ,
A cube an d u n io n c rys ta l o f th e gods;
A
M i n d
shal l
t h i n k
b e h in d N a tu re s min dle ss mas k,
A conscious Vast i l l t h e o l d d u m b b r u t e Space.
T h i s f a i n t a n d
fluid
sketch of soul cal led man
S h a l l s tan d o u t o n th e b ac k g ro u n d o f lo n g T ime
A g l o w i n g ep it o m e o f e t e r n i t y ,
A
l i t t l e
po in t rev ea l th e in f in i tu de s .
A M y s te r y s process is the universe.
A t
first
was l ai d a strange anom alous base;
A vo id appeared, c ipher o f some secret W h o l e ,
Where zero he ld
i n f i n i t y
i n i t s s u m
A n d A l l a n d N o t h i n g w e re a sin g le t e r m ,
A n e te rn a l n e g at iv e , a matr ix N o u g h t :
I n t o i t s f o rms th e C h i ld i s
ever
b o r n
W h o l ives for ever i n t he vasts o f G o d .
[ P age F i v e ]
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S A V I T R I
B O O K
I I C NTO I
A slow reversars movement then took place:
A gas belched out
f rom
some invisible Fire,
O f
its
dense
rings were formed these
m i l l i o n
stars;
U p o n earth s new-born soil God s tread
was
heard.
As through
th ick
smoke
a
M i n d
began
to see,
A n d
in
a b l i n d
stone-grip
Force
worked its plan
A n d
made in
sleep
this huge mechanical w o r l d .
T h a t
Matter might grow conscious
of
its soul
A n d
l ike
a
busy midwife the life-power
Deliver the zero carrier
of
the A l l .
Because
eternal
eyes
turned on earth s gulfs
The lucent clarity
of
a pure regard
A n d saw a
shadow
of
the Unknowable
M i r r o r e d
in the Inconscient s boundless
sleep,
Creation s search
for
self began its stir.
A spir i t
dreamed in the crude cosmic
w h i r l .
M i n d
flowed unknowing in the
sap of
hfe
A n d
Matter s
breasts
suckled the divine Idea.
A miracle
of
the Absolute
was
bom.
I n f i n i t y put on
a
finite soul.
A l l ocean lived w i t h i n a wandering drop,
A time-made body housed the
I l l u n i t a b l e .
To live this Mystery out our
souls
came
here.
A Seer w i t h i n who knows the ordered plan
Concealed behind our momentary
steps.
Inspires our
ascent to viewless
heights
As once the abysmal leap
to b i r t h
and
fife.
H i s
call had reached the Traveller in Time.
A p a r t
in
an
unfathomed loneliness.
He travelled in his mute and single strength
Bearing the burden of the world s desire.
A
formless Stillness called,
a
nameless
Light.
Above him
was
the white immobile
Ray,
A r o u n d
him the eternal Silences.
N o t e r m
was
fixed
to
the high-pitched attempt;
W o r l d
after
w o r l d
disclosed
its
guarded powers.
Heaven after heaven its
deep
beatitudes,
B u t s t i l l the invisible Magnet drew
his
soul.
A figure
sole
on Nature s giant stair.
He mounted towards
an
indiscernible end
O n
the bare summit
of
created things.
age ix]
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