The gist of the first six cantos of Savitri is there in this book. Savitri is the poetical magnum opus of Sri Aurobindo in blank verse. The book of beginnings has five cantos. An easy way of understanding with quotations from the original is resorted to, to introduce the charm and beauty of Savitri, to the beginner. World-Stair, the first canto of second book is given with some analysis, as this forms the framework of the second book of Savitri.