Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol
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Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol is Sri Aurobindo’s epic philosophical poem that reimagines a tale from the Mahabharata to explore themes of spiritual evolution, divine love, and the transformation of human consciousness.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol canonical | 5 |
| Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol by Sri Aurobindo | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol Context triple: [Sri Aurobindo, knownFor, Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol]
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Gitanjali
Gitanjali is a celebrated collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore that blends spiritual devotion and lyrical beauty, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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B.
The Discovery of India
The Discovery of India is a seminal historical and cultural work by Jawaharlal Nehru that traces the evolution of Indian civilization and nationalism, written during his imprisonment in the 1940s.
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The Perennial Philosophy
The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley’s influential 1945 work of comparative mysticism that explores the shared spiritual truths underlying the world’s major religious traditions.
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D.
Anandamath
Anandamath is a 19th-century Bengali novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, famed for its nationalist themes and for popularizing the song "Vande Mataram" that became a rallying cry in India's independence movement.
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E.
Dnyaneshwari
Dnyaneshwari is a 13th-century Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, revered as a foundational work of Marathi literature and devotional philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol Target entity description: Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol is Sri Aurobindo’s epic philosophical poem that reimagines a tale from the Mahabharata to explore themes of spiritual evolution, divine love, and the transformation of human consciousness.
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A.
Gitanjali
Gitanjali is a celebrated collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore that blends spiritual devotion and lyrical beauty, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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B.
The Discovery of India
The Discovery of India is a seminal historical and cultural work by Jawaharlal Nehru that traces the evolution of Indian civilization and nationalism, written during his imprisonment in the 1940s.
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C.
The Perennial Philosophy
The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley’s influential 1945 work of comparative mysticism that explores the shared spiritual truths underlying the world’s major religious traditions.
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D.
Anandamath
Anandamath is a 19th-century Bengali novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, famed for its nationalist themes and for popularizing the song "Vande Mataram" that became a rallying cry in India's independence movement.
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E.
Dnyaneshwari
Dnyaneshwari is a 13th-century Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, revered as a foundational work of Marathi literature and devotional philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epic poem
ⓘ
philosophical poem ⓘ spiritual poem ⓘ |
| author | Sri Aurobindo ⓘ |
| basedOn | Savitri and Satyavan story from the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| centralSymbol |
Death as the Ignorance
ⓘ
Satyavan as the human soul ⓘ Savitri as the Divine Mother ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1916–1950 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| firstCompleteEdition | 1950–1951 ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
ⓘ
philosophical literature ⓘ spiritual literature ⓘ |
| hasCommentariesBy |
Sri Aurobindo scholars
ⓘ
The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga
ⓘ
linked to:
The Synthesis of Yoga
Upanishadic thought ⓘ Vedic spirituality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Indian English literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian English
spiritual modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Death
ⓘ
Satyavan ⓘ
linked to:
Savitrī and Satyavan
Savitri ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| notableFor |
length among English epic poems
ⓘ
systematic exposition of Sri Aurobindo’s spiritual vision in poetic form ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
Integral Advaita
ⓘ
Integral Yoga philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Pondicherry
ⓘ
linked to:
Puducherry
|
| publisher | Sri Aurobindo Ashram ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Essays on the Gita
ⓘ
The Life Divine ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Vedanta ⓘ |
| setting | mythic India ⓘ |
| structure |
12 books
ⓘ
49 cantos ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic consciousness
ⓘ
divine incarnation ⓘ divine love ⓘ evolution of the soul ⓘ human destiny ⓘ integral yoga ⓘ spiritual evolution ⓘ transformation of human consciousness ⓘ victory over death ⓘ yoga of transformation ⓘ |
| verseForm | blank verse ⓘ |
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Subject: Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol Description of subject: Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol is Sri Aurobindo’s epic philosophical poem that reimagines a tale from the Mahabharata to explore themes of spiritual evolution, divine love, and the transformation of human consciousness.
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