Publisher's Note

The fourth edition of Sri Aurobindo's Savitri, called the Revised Edition, was published in 1993. Since then it has been reprinted several times. The edition is the outcome of years of study of the manuscripts of the poem. Differences between editions are listed and explained in the "Supplement to the Revised Edition of Savitri”.

In spite of the explanations given in the Supplement, some misunderstandings about this edition have arisen. To clear them up, the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust has issued a booklet, "On the New Edition of Savitri” (Part One). Questions raised after that booklet was published are answered in the present booklet.

The first two chapters of this booklet will resolve doubts about the authorisation of the new edition of Savitri, by showing that both Sri Aurobindo and the Mother wanted accidental changes in the text to be corrected according to the manuscripts. In the third chapter it will be seen that the Mother's French translation agrees with some corrections made in the new edition. The last chapter explains a number of specific differences between editions, which have recently been questioned by critics.

Readers having further questions or wanting free copies of these booklets may write to the Copyright Department, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry 605002.