This was originally a letter written by Sri Aurobindo in answer to a question of Maurice Magre, the French poet-writer-playwright. Actually, M. Magre had put his query to the Mother who preferred to show it to Sri Aurobindo; Sri Aurobindo took this opportunity to expatiate on the issue. We have a detailed occult-spiritual presentation of it in the Book of Fate of Savitri. Savitri’s mother Malawi was distraught when Narad made the announcement of the death of Satyavan one year after his marriage with Savitri. Malawi even wondered if it was Narad’s god who had made this cruel law in the world. Narad took this opportunity to explain to her the riddle of this world and assure that the most wonderful good is expected out of this seemingly calamitous event. Evil or the Riddling Sphinx ~ RYD