My Savitri work with the Mother

18 January 1968

The Mother and I launched on the new work of About Savitri on 18th January 1968, after we had finished the work of Meditations on Savitri.

She took Savitri as the base, the great epic poem written by Sri Aurobindo, but commented on the New World, New Race, New Consciousness, New Force and New Light. She affirmed that Consciousness, Force and Light would spread their vibrating influence to change the course of the present world. All depends on how much we are conscious of these Powers and responsive and receptive to them in order to realise the Truth's final Victory.

The Mother recited the first line of the Epic on the recorder:

It was the hour before the Gods awake

Then she gave an explanation about the Creator and Her Creation.

After that the Mother remained silent for a few moments, then asked me to write the script of the whole of Savitri in big letters with felt pen on sheets of handmade papers, so that she might read easily while reciting the Epic on the tape-recorder (a "Grundig" model). Then she would meditate and give her comment on each passage, and it would be taken down on the recorder by me. I would transcribe from it in a day or so, and later type it out.

According to the Mother's wish I started writing in bold letters the verses on big, thick sheets of handmade paper with a Japanese black felt pen. I had to write many sheets to complete the whole passage.

During that time the Mother said:

If you write the verses with full concentration, you will have control over your nerves and your nerves will become strong.

The Mother chose the size and colour of handmade paper and asked me to paint by using the pigment Gouache.