Till now, I have been understanding that Satyavan is the Soul within us, and the Divine Mother is helping us to be conscious of it and to be truly connected with That.
Yet, sometimes, when I read the above portion from Savitri, there’s coming a question, whether we human beings need a “Radha ” or “Sri Krishna ” or that special “Shiva” or “Shivani ” to realise The Divine in True sense in our physical life on the earth.ย Alokda, give me some light..
The question is legitimate and natural, but fortunately we don’t need a personal Radha or Krishna to realise the Divine. They are everywhere and in everything. And if we carry this faith within, then anything can become a means for the Divine disclosure. And of course, if one is fortunate and blessed to have the Divine Himself as one’s Master and Beloved and Lover, then all that is needed is to give ourselves completely to Him with an absolute trust and confidence as Satyavan and Savitri.
The story is, of course, a symbolic representation, as Sri Aurobindo himself has said. The same is true of Radha and Krishna. Savitri and Satyavan, Radha and Krishna, The Mother and Sri Aurobindo are none else but the Divine and His Shakti taking human forms to show us the way in keeping with the Age and the special work that they have come to do. In other words, each of us is a miniature Satyavan, the human soul, and if, like him, we can give ourselves entirely to the Divine Mother in complete abandon, then She takes complete charge of our life and death and further and beyond.ย
Of course, there is a subtle truth of complimentary beings who are one-souled in two bodies, sometimes quite independent of the gender. In such an instance, one does the main inner sadhana whereas the other becomes the manifesting power in the outer world. Certain forms of Tantra have also tried this process of invoking the One Divine in the masculine and feminine aspects in two bodies for the fullness of the Yoga. We find rare complimentary souls in the life of certain Vedic Rishis such as Vasistha and Arundhati. It can surely help the progress much faster but can equally break the sadhana very badly if it is a misguided choice. In principle, it is possible to give oneself to the Divine in the other person and receive some experiences, but in practice it becomes a very risky affair.ย
After all, while it is easy to identify with Satyavan, the soul struggling in Ignorance and seeking perfection, Savitri is the conscious incarnation of the Divine Mother and hence non-replicable. This is what the story of Savitri and Satyavan is meant to show us. Even so, with the story of Radha and Krishna. Radha is one of the gopis whose main purpose is to show the value and power of absolute surrender. It is by virtue of this absolute surrender that she becomes one with Sri Krishna and shows the path and becomes the example for others to follow. Satyavan sets the perfect example of human love lifted to the divine heights by the absolute faith and surrender that he brings for Savitri. In this yoga, even two beings who are complimentary turn towards the Divine Mother and give themselves to Her and She takes charge of both and, in fact, of all others. As Sri Aurobindo says, ‘A wonderful Mother of unnumbered souls’.ย
Affectionately,ย
Alok Da
