A many-hued inner flaming dawn has brought to Savitri the fated day, the moment of golden truth when heaven must race with hell. She is encountering the last decisive turn in relationship with the dreadful and the frightening, and her failure would imply the failure of the present creation, possibly leading to another pralaya or dissolution. But Savitri has picked up the mantle, the gauntlet, the sword of conquest, the bow of burning gold, and must win the battle. Yama, the God of Death with the soul of Satyavan in his possession, is unyielding and Savitri is presently following him, though somewhat helplessly. She doesn’t seem to have any likelihood of winning the difficult race. For a while, however, she withdraws into her inner self, summoning the strength that alone can reverse the outcome. She enters her House of Meditation and observes the eternal Yajna being carried out there. With it, everything changes, and changes in a most decisive way. The prospects of her winning the race have become assuredly splendid. Savitri has now become, from behind, the Leader of the March, and everything is in her full control. Such indeed is the efficacy of the Vedic Sacrifice. And here is a Sacrifice which is being performed by the Lord and his Spouse themselves, by the Sat-Purusha and the Adya-Shakti, the omniscient Being and the omnipotent Consciousness-Force. No power can now stop Savitri. The race is already settled in the glorious Yajna. Let us have an overview of this Yajna in Savitri’s House of Meditation.

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