Savitri and Satyavan: The legend of the princess who outwitted Death - Iseult Gillespie

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Savitri and Satyavan: The legend of the princess who outwitted Death - Iseult Gillespie

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Ido Dekkers ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Naama Lieberman
00:07
Princess Savitri of the Madra Kingdom was as benevolent, brilliant, and bright
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ื”ื ืกื™ื›ื” ืกืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจื™ ืžืžืžืœื›ืช ืžืื“ืจื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื˜ื•ื‘ืช ืœื‘, ืžื‘ืจื™ืงื” ื•ื—ื›ืžื”
00:12
as the Sun God she was named for.
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ื›ืžื• ืืœ ื”ืฉืžืฉ ืฉืขืœ ืฉืžื• ื ืงืจืื”.
00:15
Her grace was known throughout the land,
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ื”ื—ืกื“ ืฉืœื” ื”ื™ื” ื™ื“ื•ืข ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืืจืฅ,
00:18
and many powerful princes and wealthy merchants flocked to her familyโ€™s palace
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ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ื ืกื™ื›ื™ื ื—ื–ืงื™ื ื•ืกื•ื—ืจื™ื ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื ื ื”ืจื• ืœืืจืžื•ืŸ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื”
00:23
to seek her hand in marriage.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืืช ื™ื“ื” ืœื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ.
00:26
But upon witnessing her blinding splendor in person,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื—ื–ื• ืืช ื ืฉื’ื‘ื•ืชื” ื”ืžืกื ื•ื•ืจืช ืžืงืจื•ื‘,
00:29
the men lost their nerve.
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ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืื‘ื“ื• ืืช ืชืขื•ื–ืชื.
00:33
Unimpressed with these suitors,
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ืœื ืžืชืจืฉืžืช ืžื”ืžื—ื–ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
00:35
the princess determined to find a husband herself.
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ื”ื ืกื™ื›ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื ื—ื•ืฉื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ื‘ืขืœ ื‘ืขืฆืžื”.
00:39
Mounting her golden chariot, she travelled through rolling deserts,
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ื”ื™ื ืขืœืชื” ืขืœ ืžืจื›ื‘ืช ื”ื–ื”ื‘ ืฉืœื”, ื•ื ืกืขื” ื“ืจืš ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช,
00:43
glittering cities and snow-capped mountainsโ€”
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ืขืจื™ื ื–ื•ื”ืจื•ืช ื•ื”ืจื™ื ืžื›ื•ืกื™ ืฉืœื’ --
00:47
rejecting many men along the way.
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ื•ื“ื—ืชื” ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ื“ืจืš.
00:50
Eventually, Savitri ventured deep into the jungle,
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ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ืกืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจื™ ื ื›ื ืกื” ืขืžื•ืง ืœื’โ€™ื•ื ื’ืœ,
00:54
where she met a young man chopping wood.
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ืฉื ืคื’ืฉื” ื’ื‘ืจ ืฆืขื™ืจ ืฉื—ืชืš ืขืฅ.
ืฉืžื• ื”ื™ื” ืกืื˜ื™ืื•ื•ืืŸ, ื•ื›ืžื•ื”, ื”ื•ื ืื”ื‘ ืืช ื”ื™ืขืจ ื”ืฉืงื˜ --
00:58
His name was Satyavan, and like her, he loved the tranquil forestโ€”
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01:04
but the princess saw he was not at peace.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ืกื™ื›ื” ืจืืชื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืจื’ื•ืข.
01:07
After talking for hours, Satyavan told her of his plight.
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจื• ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉืขื•ืช, ืกืื˜ื™ืื•ื•ืืŸ ืกื™ืคืจ ืœื” ืขืœ ืžืฆื•ืงืชื•.
01:12
His parents had once been wealthy rulers,
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ื”ื•ืจื™ื• ื”ื™ื• ืคืขื ืฉืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื,
01:14
until his father was blinded and overthrown in a violent coup.
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ืขื“ ืฉืื‘ื™ื• ื”ืชืขื•ื•ืจ ื•ื”ื•ื“ื— ื‘ื”ืคื™ื›ื” ืืœื™ืžื”.
01:19
Now Satyavan worked tirelessly to support their meager new life.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืกืื˜ื™ืื•ื•ืืŸ ืขื‘ื“ ืœืœื ืœืื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ืขื ื™ื™ื.
01:25
His determination and devotion moved the princess.
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ื”ื ื—ื™ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœื• ื•ื”ืžืกื™ืจื•ืช ื ื’ืขื• ื‘ื ืกื™ื›ื”.
01:29
As they gazed into each otherโ€™s eyes, she knew sheโ€™d finally found an equal.
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ื›ืฉื”ื ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื• ืื—ื“ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื™, ื”ื™ื ื™ื“ืขื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืฆืื” ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืื™ืฉ ืฉื•ื•ื” ืœื”.
01:36
Savitri rushed home to tell her father the good news,
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ืกืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจื™ ืžื™ื”ืจื” ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืœืกืคืจ ืœืื‘ื™ื” ืืช ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช,
01:39
only to find him conversing with Narada
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ืจืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืื•ืชื• ืžืฉื•ื—ื— ืขื ื ืจืื“ื”
01:42
a traveling sage and wisest messenger of the Gods.
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ื—ื›ื ื ื•ื“ื“ ื•ื”ืฉืœื™ื— ื”ื—ื›ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืืœื™ื.
01:47
At first her father was thrilled to learn of Satyavan,
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ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ืื‘ื™ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืื•ืฉืจ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืขืœ ืกืื˜ื™ืื•ื•ืืŸ,
01:51
but Narada revealed a tragic prophecy: her betrothed had only a year to live.
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ืื‘ืœ ื ืจืื“ื” ื’ื™ืœื” ื ื‘ื•ืื” ื˜ืจื’ื™ืช: ืœืืจื•ืกื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืจืง ืฉื ื” ืื—ืช ืœื—ื™ื•ืช.
01:59
Savitriโ€™s blood ran cold.
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ื“ืžื” ืฉืœ ืกืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจื™ ืงืคื.
02:02
Sheโ€™d waited so long to find her partnerโ€” was she already doomed to lose him?
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ื”ื™ื ื—ื™ื›ืชื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืฉื•ืชืฃ -- ื”ืื ื”ื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื ื™ื“ื•ื ื” ืœืื‘ื“ ืื•ืชื•?
02:08
The princess would not accept these terms.
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ื”ื ืกื™ื›ื” ืœื ื”ืกื›ื™ืžื” ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ืชื ืื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
02:11
She swore before Narada, her family,
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ื”ื™ื ื ืฉื‘ืขื” ืœืคื ื™ ื ืจืื“ื”, ืžืฉืคื—ืชื”,
02:13
and Savitr himself that she would never marry another.
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ื•ืกืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจ ืขืฆืžื• ืฉื”ื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืชื™ื ืฉื ืœืื—ืจ.
02:18
Satyavan was her one true love, and their fates were entwined forever.
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ืกืื˜ื™ืื•ื•ืืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืื”ื‘ืชื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”, ื•ื’ื•ืจืœื ื”ื™ื” ืฉื–ื•ืจ ืœื ืฆื—.
02:24
Moved by her powerful words,
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ืžืชืจื’ืฉ ืžืžื™ืœื•ืชื™ื” ื”ื—ื–ืงื•ืช,
02:26
the sage told the princess to follow an ancient spiritual regimen.
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ื”ื—ื›ื ืืžืจ ืœื ืกื™ื›ื” ืœืขืงื•ื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ืžืฉื˜ืจ ื“ืชื™ ืขืชื™ืง.
02:31
With regular prayer, periods of fasting,
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ืขื ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช ืชื“ื™ืจื•ืช, ืชืงื•ืคื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฆื•ื,
02:33
and preparation of special herbs and plants,
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ื•ืžืจืงื—ืช ืฉืœ ืขืฉื‘ื™ ืชื‘ืœื™ืŸ ื•ืฆืžื—ื™ื ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื,
02:37
she might be able to prolong Satyavanโ€™s life.
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ื”ื™ื ืื•ืœื™ ืชื”ื™ื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœื”ืืจื™ืš ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืกืื˜ื™ืื•ื•ืืŸ.
02:41
After a simple wedding, the couple returned to the jungle to live
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ืื—ืจื™ ื—ืชื•ื ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื”, ื”ื–ื•ื’ ื—ื–ืจ ืœื’โ€™ื•ื ื’ืœ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช
02:44
in keeping with the sageโ€™s instructions.
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ื‘ื”ืชืื ืœื”ื•ืจืื•ืช ื”ื—ื›ื.
02:47
This modest existence was a far cry from her lavish upbringing,
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ื”ืงื™ื•ื ื”ืฆื ื•ืข ื”ื™ื” ืจื—ื•ืง ืžืื“ ืžื™ืœื“ื•ืชื” ื”ืฉื•ืคืขืช,
02:51
but they were happy in each otherโ€™s company.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืฉืžื—ื™ื ื‘ื—ื‘ืจืชื• ืื—ื“ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื™.
02:54
A year passed, and the fated day arrived.
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ืฉื ื” ืขื‘ืจื”, ื•ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื’ื•ืจืœื™ ื”ื’ื™ืข.
02:58
On their first anniversary, the sun grew horribly hot,
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื”ื ื”ืฉืžืฉ ื”ืคื›ื” ืœื•ื”ื˜ืช,
03:02
and Satyavanโ€™s brow began to burn,
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ื•ืžืฆื—ื• ืฉืœ ืกืื˜ื™ืื•ื•ืืŸ ื”ื—ืœ ืœื”ื™ืฉืจืฃ,
03:05
Savitri barely had time to drag him into the shade,
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ืœืกืื•ื•ื˜ื™ืจื™ ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ื”ื™ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืœืžืฉื•ืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืฆืœ,
03:09
before he grew still and cold.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืคืš ืœื“ื•ืžื ื•ืงืจ.
03:12
Through her tears, the princess saw an immense figure on the horizon.
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ื“ืจืš ื“ืžืขื•ืชื™ื”, ื”ื ืกื™ื›ื” ืจืืชื” ื“ืžื•ืช ืขื ืงื™ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืง.
03:18
This was Yamraj, the God of Death,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื™ืืžืจืื’โ€™, ืืœ ื”ืžื•ื•ืช,
ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืœื•ื•ืช ืืช ื ืฉืžืชื• ืฉืœ ืกืื˜ื™ืื•ื•ืืŸ ืœื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืื—ืจื™.
03:22
come to escort Satyavanโ€™s soul to the afterlife.
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03:26
But Savitri was not giving up yet.
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ืื‘ืœ ืกืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื•ื™ืชืจื”.
03:29
She followed the god for hours in the beating sun.
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ื”ื™ื ืขืงื‘ื” ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืืœ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉืขื•ืช ื‘ืฉืžืฉ ื”ืงื•ืคื—ืช.
03:33
Yamraj thundered at the princess to leave him in peace.
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ื™ืืžืจืื’โ€ฒ ืจืขื ืขืœ ื”ื ืกื™ื›ื” ืฉืชืขื–ื•ื‘ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืžื ื•ื—ื”.
03:37
But even as her feet bled and throat burned, Savitri would not turn back.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืฉืจื’ืœื™ื” ื“ื™ืžืžื• ื•ื’ืจื•ื ื” ื ื™ื—ืจ, ืกืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจื™ ืœื ืคื ืชื” ืœืื—ื•ืจ.
03:43
Eventually, Yamraj paused.
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ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ื™ืืžืจืื’โ€ฒ ืขืฆืจ.
03:47
He would grant her one wish as reward for her persistence,
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ื”ื•ื ื™ื™ืชืŸ ืœื” ืžืฉืืœื” ืื—ืช ื›ืคืจืก ืขืœ ื ื—ื™ืฉื•ืชื”,
03:51
but she couldnโ€™t ask for her husbandโ€™s life.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื‘ืขืœื”.
03:54
Without hesitating, Savitri asked the God to restore her father in-lawโ€™s sight.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ืกืก, ืกืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจื™ ื‘ื™ืงืฉื” ืžื”ืืœ ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืจืื™ื” ืฉืœ ื—ืžื”.
04:00
The wish was granted, and Yamraj rode on.
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ื”ืžืฉืืœื” ื ื™ืชื ื”, ื•ื™ืืžืจืื’โ€ฒ ื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืจื›ื•ื‘.
04:04
But still Savitriโ€™s footsteps echoed behind him.
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ืื‘ืœ ืฆืขื“ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืกืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื“ื”ื“ื• ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื•.
04:08
Exasperated, the God granted her a second wish.
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ืžืชื•ืกื›ืœ, ื”ืืœ ื”ืขื ื™ืง ืœื” ืžืฉืืœื” ืฉื ื™ื™ื”.
04:12
This time, she asked for Satyavanโ€™s kingdom to be restored.
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ื”ืคืขื, ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืงืฉื” ืฉื”ืžืžืœื›ื” ืฉืœ ืกืื˜ื™ืื•ื•ืืŸ ืชื•ืฉื‘ ืœืงื“ืžื•ืชื”.
04:17
Again the wish was granted,
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ืฉื•ื‘, ื”ืžืฉืืœื” ืฉืœื” ื”ืชื’ืฉืžื”,
04:19
and Yamraj began his descent into his subterranean kingdom.
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ื•ื™ืืžืจืื’โ€ฒ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืจื“ืช ืœืžืžืœื›ืชื• ื”ืชืช-ืงืจืงืขื™ืช.
04:23
But when he glanced back,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ืœืื—ื•ืจ,
04:25
he was astounded to see the bedraggled princess stumbling along.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžื•ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื ืกื™ื›ื” ื”ืžืœื•ื›ืœื›ืช ื›ื•ืฉืœืช ืื—ืจื™ื•.
04:29
Heโ€™d never seen such devotion to the dead,
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ื”ื•ื ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืจืื” ื›ื–ื• ืžืกื™ืจื•ืช ื›ื–ื• ืœืžืชื™ื,
04:32
and he honored her dedication with one final wish.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืขื ื™ืง ืœื” ืžืฉืืœื” ืื—ืช ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืขืœ ืžืกื™ืจื•ืชื”.
04:37
Savitri wished to be the mother of many children.
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ืกืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจื™ ื‘ื™ืงืฉื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื.
04:41
The God agreed, and waved to dismiss her.
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ื”ืืœ ื”ืกื›ื™ื, ื•ื ืคื ืฃ ืœืกืœืง ืื•ืชื”.
04:45
But the princess only repeated the vow sheโ€™d made one year earlier:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ืกื™ื›ื” ืจืง ื—ื–ืจื” ืขืœ ื”ื ื“ืจ ืฉื ื“ืจื” ืฉื ื” ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ:
04:50
her fate was forever entwined with Satyavan.
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ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ ืฉืœื” ื”ื™ื” ืงืฉื•ืจ ืœืขื“ ืขื ืกืื˜ื™ืื•ื•ืืŸ.
04:54
How could she bear many children, if Yamraj would not return her husband?
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ืื™ืš ื”ื™ื ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœืœื“ืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื, ืื ื™ืืžืจืื’โ€ฒ ืœื ื™ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืืช ื‘ืขืœื”?
04:59
Hearing this clever question the god relented, knowing heโ€™d been beaten.
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ื›ืฉืฉืžืข ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ืžื—ื•ื›ืžืช ื”ืืœ ื ืขืชืจ, ื‘ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืฉื”ื•ื‘ืก.
05:05
With Yamrajโ€™s blessing and respect, Satyavan was returned to Savitri,
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ืขื ื‘ืจื›ืชื• ื•ื›ื‘ื•ื“ื• ืฉืœ ื™ืืžืจืื’โ€™, ืกืื˜ื™ืื•ื•ืืŸ ื”ื•ื—ื–ืจ ืœืกืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจื™,
05:11
and the two walked back to the land of the living,
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ื•ื”ืฉื ื™ื™ื ื”ืœื›ื• ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืœืืจืฅ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื.
05:14
united in a love that not even death could destroy.
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ืžืื•ื—ื“ื™ื ื‘ืื”ื‘ื” ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ื”ืžื•ื•ืช ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืจื•ืก.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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