"O man, the events that meet thee on thy road, though they smite thy body and soul with joy and grief, are not thy fate,- they touch thee awhile and pass: even death can cut not short thy spirit's walk: thy goal, the road thou choosest are thy fate."
Savitri's mother voices the suffering complaint of the surface soul in man and his revolt against his ignorant, fate because her daughter's fate seems doomed and she cannot understand why.
The Queen accuses the cosmic Law of injustice because Savitri's destiny is doomed when she marries Satyavan. She asks for the Truth. Narad, the all-knowing messenger of the Gods gives the Truth and sets free the spring of cosmic Fate.
Fate - Must fire always test the great of soul ? Savitri tells her parents she has chosen to marry Satyavan. They worry that this marriage has an adverse fate. Narad, the all-knowing Divine Messenger says no cry or prayer can turn Savitri from her path.