In 1966,The Mother asked Sunil Bhattacharya to compose the musical accompaniment for Her readings of Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri. He continued to compose music for Savitri (and for the New Year) till his passing in 1998.
In his compositions for Savitri and for the New Year, Sunilda incorporated chantings of mantras from the Vedas, the Upanishads and various Stavas and Stotras, invoking the diverse Godheads of India. To him, the Mother and Sri Aurobindo were the Supreme as well as all the Goddesses and Gods of Indian mythology. As a result, we often find him replacing the names of the different deities mentioned in the originals with the names of the Mother or Sri Aurobindo.
MANTRAS IN SUNILDA'S SAVITRI MUSIC
SAVITRI BOOK 04 CANTO 03
Adoration to Mitra, adoration to Bhanu, protect me from death ; adoration to the lustrous one and to the cause of the world.
Beings originate from the Sun, they are fostered by the Sun and dissolve in the Sun. Whoever is the Sun, I am He.
The Divine Sun is our sight and the Height is our sight. May the Divine bestow sight in us.
We aspire to know the Sun, we meditate on the thousand-rayed One ; may the Sun inspire us.
Suryopanishad–Suryaprarthana 1,2,3.
RECITATION BY THE MOTHER
SAVITRI BOOK 04 CANTO 03
Lines
109 The Voice withdrew into its hidden skies.
110 But like a shining answer from the gods
111 Approached through sun-bright spaces Savitri.