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Book Five Canto I: The Destined Meeting-Place |
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destined place and hour are now near. Unknown to her she has come close to
her goal. Nothing
really appears by chance. That is only an appearance. Everything is guided by
an Omniscience and things take place at the appointed place and time. Savitri
now arrives at a spot of fresh life and felicity. A great expectation is in
the air. Mountains, woods, waters, birds — all are bathed in a dreamy
happiness. It is as if the Earth is having a romance with her lover, Heaven. Behind
all is the majestic calm of Nature. Man has not yet come here to disturb the
primeval peace of the region. At the borders of the tract are solemn hills
that rise up in the skies like meditative ascetics. This
is the scene chosen by the indefinable Mother of all in the form of Savitri
for her brief felicity. Here in solitude commences her part in the joy and
strife of the world. Here Love meets Savitri. |