The English of Savitri vol. 4

Book reviewBy Carel

Keywords: New publications, Books, Savitri — A Legend and a Symbol and Savitri Bhavan

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Barely three months after the publication of the third volume of The English of Savitri series, Savitri Bhavan has published the fourth volume, dealing with Book Ten, The Book of the Double Twilight. After a brief 13-page summary of cantos one and two of Book 9 – The Book of Eternal Night, the next 300 pages are dedicated to providing insights and explanations of the four cantos of book ten, The Book of Double Twilight.

Like its predecessors, the book is fascinating reading, shedding light on passages which I hadn’t understood before and creating a better understanding of passages I thought I had understood. Gratitude to the Savitri Bhavan Team and in particular to Shraddhavan, whose teaching of Savitri lies at the basis of these books.

What more can be expected? Quite a lot. We are looking forward to the publication of Part 1 of book 2 The Book of the Traveller of the Worlds, which takes a very large part of the poem, and of books 11 and 12 of the epic’s concluding Part Three. Once the series is completely published, Savitri Bhavan will have made an immense contribution to the understanding of the poem and to Sri Aurobindo’s and The Mother’s work.


The English of Savitri volume 4 published by Savitri Bhavan, 335 pages, available at SABDA and Auroville bookshops, price in India Rs 550.