Savitri
Princess
Only child of a king and queen
The king and queen grieved that they had no son
why were they upset
Cuz the son would be an heir
"the sun had finished it's days work"
I like the verbiage
Fell for "prince charming" Satyaban
King and Queen upset at the fact that their daughter is in love with a "penniless and unfortunate King's son"
Priest tells shavitri that satyaban will die in a year and that it is written to be true
She says that "woman's destiny is to love and serve him who is her hearts lord."
The priest pleads on her behalf
The kings allows the marriage
She leaves with her husband to go back to his father
She leaves all luxuries and gifts
So poor they wouldn't always have food
She is persistent - gets her way
Satyaban dies in Savitri's arms
God of death comes to claim him
She pleads with the god of death to give back
She concurs death and gets her husband back
Savitri brata- hindu wives say this so they never become a widow
Bibliogrophy: Sunity Devee, Nine Ideal Indian Women: Savitri, Damayanti, Sati, and Uttara
Satyaban and Savitri
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