My Savitri work with the Mother

01 January 1962

The New Year 1962 began. The Mother gave the following message to all:

1962

We thirst for perfection.

Not this human perfection which is a perfection of the ego and bars the way to the divine perfection.

But that one perfection which has the power to manifest upon earth the Eternal Truth.

Our Savitri work went on steadily. We had already started Canto 2 of Book One.

In the morning the Mother made me understand each painting. I would go home and do the picture in order to show it to her in the afternoon. Thus I was doing one painting a day. The Mother called me twice a day. Along with the paintings the Mother made me understand their significance and the truth behind them. There were always Sri Aurobindo's and Mother's Force and Presence to see me through.

I may clarify that the Mother never wanted anybody to be present during our Savitri work. I was surprised to read in Mother India—Monthly Review of Culture—June 1993—page 400—Nirodbaran's talk on Champaklal. He has stated about Champaklal:

He used to be present during the Mother's work with Huta.

This is a mistake. Champaklal was never present when the Mother and I worked together on Savitri. She never wished or allowed any third person to be present while explaining to me by means of her sketches the Savitri paintings and their colour schemes. Also, when I was recording the Mother's recitations of chosen Savitri passages from the First University Edition 1954, and her comments on verses, the Mother preferred that I should be alone with her. When we were working together on Savitri the doors were closed and the Mother gave strict orders to Vasudha (her personal attendant) not to allow anybody in the room and disturb the Savitri work. So there was no question of either Champaklal or anybody else being present during our Savitri work.