(Continued...)
Savitri continued “Deprived of my
husband, I am as one dead !
Without my husband, I do not wish for happiness.
Without my husband, I do not wish
for heaven itself.
Without my husband, I do not wish
for prosperity.
Without my husband, I cannot make
up my mind to live !
Thou thyself hast bestowed on me
the boon, namely, of a century of sons ; yet thou takest away my husband !
I ask for this boon, 'May
Satyavan be restored to life, for by that thy words will be made true.' "
Markandeya continued, 'Thereupon
saying, So be it, Vivaswat's son, Yama, the dispenser of justice, untied his
noose, and with cheerful heart said these words to Savitri, 'Thus, O auspicious
and chaste lady, is thy husband freed by me !
Thou wilt be able to take him
back free from disease. And he will attain to success ! And along with thee, he
will attain a life of four hundred years.
And celebrating sacrifices with
due rites, he will achieve great fame in this world. And upon thee Satyavan
will also beget a century of sons.
And these Kshatriyas with their
sons and grandsons will all be kings, and will always be famous in connection
with thy name. And thy father also will beget a hundred sons on thy mother
Malavi.
And under the name of the
Malavas, thy Kshatriya brothers, resembling the celestials, will be widely
known along with their sons and daughters !'
And having bestowed these boons on Savitri and
having thus made her desist, Yama departed for his abode.
(Continued...)
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