We have now a final glimpse of the Divine child who is missioned to save earth and man.
At the Feet of The Mother
Book Four: The Book of Birth and Quest
The Divine Mother is upon earth. She has brought with her the gifts of Grace and the promise of the Future.
Test in English
Even from her birth, as a little child, Savitri was conscious and leading a rich inner life based on truth vision.
Though outwardly everything is distinct in creation through endless differentiation, yet the core is always there of oneness.
The profound mysteries of the process of birth of an Avatar are being revealed to us.
The work for which the Avatar descends is to transform matter by putting it in direct contact with the Divine.
What is described now is the birth of Savitri which is indeed a very special moment, a divine moment so to say since it is the birth of the Divine upon earth.
Sri Aurobindo introduces us to the joy that is born with the spring as if it was an indication of the advent of a greater love that is to manifest upon earth.
The period of conception was coming to a close through the three seasons preparing for the Divine Advent.
Through the season of rain, Sri Aurobindo describes to the least detail the process of purification.
Summer is effort and labour and struggle. Through this labour and struggle we sow seeds of our deeds in the soil of earth nature.
This beautiful passage describes vividly the seasons and their significance as stages of earth’s preparation for the change and also the seasons of life.
Book Four Canto One opens with a vivid description of the seasons that pass while the earth is preparing for the Divine Birth.
Book Four deals primarily with Savitri’s birth, her many-sided growth needed for the work she has come down to accomplish. Part Two is dedicated to Savitri and her yoga for earth and man.