Savitri Book 5 Canto 2 - Satyavan
As might a soul on Nature’s background limned Stand out for a moment in a house of dream Created by the ardent breath of life, So he appeared against the forest verge Inset twixt green relief and golden ray.... ||102.8|| His look was a wide daybreak of the gods, His head was a youthful Rishi’s touched with light, His body was a lover’s and a king’s. ||102.11||
At first her glance that took life’s million shapes Impartially to people its treasure-house Along with sky and flower and hill and star, Dwelt rather on the bright harmonious scene. ||102.19|| Her vision settled, caught and all was changed. ||102.25|| Her mind at first dwelt in ideal dreams,... And saw in him the genius of the spot, A symbol figure standing mid earth’s scenes, A king of life outlined in delicate air. ||102.26||
Yet this was but a moment’s reverie; For suddenly her heart looked out at him, The passionate seeing used thought cannot match, And knew one nearer than its own close strings.... ||102.27|| Hooves trampling fast, wheels largely stumbling ceased; The chariot stood like an arrested wind. ||102.33|| And Satyavan looked out from his soul’s doors And felt the enchantment of her liquid voice Fill his youth’s purple ambience and endured The haunting miracle of a perfect face. ||102.34||
Mastered by the honey of a strange flower-mouth, Drawn to soul-spaces opening round a brow, He turned to the vision like a sea to the moon And suffered a dream of beauty and of change, Discovered the aureole round a mortal’s head, Adored a new divinity in things. ||102.35||
Marvelling he came across the golden sward: Gaze met close gaze and clung in sight’s embrace. ||102.39||
There is a Power within that knows beyond Our knowings; we are greater than our thoughts, And sometimes earth unveils that vision here. ||102.47|| To live, to love are signs of infinite things, Love is a glory from eternity’s spheres. ||102.48||
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