There once lived a beautiful princess named Savitri, and
time had come for this princess to get married. Many princes from huge kingdoms
and small kingdoms came to see her and take her hand in marriage but she
refused all of them. She thought all of
them to be stuck up and had never earned anything of their in their life. One day
she had had enough of waiting for the perfect prince to walk in to her palace
so she decided to take things into her hands. She decided to leave the palace
and find a man, any man who was self-made and respectable.
On her journey to find her perfect husband she saw a lot of
men, but none fit her criteria until she ran into this one simple man in the
forest. This man had grown up by himself and had built a living all by himself
and everyone in the village loved him because he was really nice and caring. At
first sight she couldn’t help but fall for him. She approached him and asked to
marry him but the man refused. She asked why and the man told her that he only
had a year to live. Savitri’s face dropped but she didn’t give up, she told him
she would like to spend every last day with him and cherish it for the rest of her
life. The man shocked, thinking no girl would ever fall for him, agreed in
excitement.
Time had finally come and it was time for her husband to go
with the God of Death, Yama. Savitri with a heavy heart tried to convince Yama
with all her might to let him stay she even offered herself instead. But Yama
said no. She had nothing left to do but follow her husband with Yama, so she
asked Yama if she could follow him. Yama confused to why anyone would want to
walk to her own death asked why. She responded telling Yama about how it was
hard to find such a good husband and when she did she loved him more then she
loved herself. Yama was pleased to find that their relationship was so strong
and offered Savitri a gift. Savitri’s eyes grew out of excitement and asked for
her husband’s life. Yama could not just give up a life that easily so he gave
her a deal. The deal was the she split her days on earth in half and give them
to her husband. Savitri accepted this deal.
Author’s Note:
I chose to retell the story that Rama and Vyasa told
Draupadi and the Pandav brothers. The story was not a complete copy of the original
story, some things were taken out so I could fit in the four hundred word
limit.
- Buck, William (1973). Mahabharata.
Hey Soham!! So the story of Savitri and Satyavan is actually one of my favorites, and so I find your take on it very interesting. For one, your Savitri starts out almost stuck-up even as she searches for a humble husband, an intriguing paradox. Also, the fact that your Satyavan knows of his death ahead of time--contrary to the story where only Savitri knows of his future--adds a different dimension to him as a character. Your ending, with Savitri becoming the Persephone of Indian myth, was a great twist in how it allowed Yama to maintain his all-powerful persona while also granting Savitri access to her love. Great work!
ReplyDeleteHey Soham! I liked the variances that you added into yo your version as compared to the original. I think having Satyavan know of his impending doom added a nice aspect to the story, in the original just Savitri is aware of this and what a weight that would be to bear. I also liked the final deal that Yama gives to the couple. This deal allows him to remain the power god he is while also showing a large amount of compassion to this dedicated woman. Overall, great job on the story and keep up the good work.
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ReplyDeleteI think you out's awesome that you did your story about Satyavan and Savitri. I found their story from the reading to be very interesting. You did a great job incorporating what they are going through and how they must be feeling throughout it. I'm also glad you incorporated Yama into your story, it shows he has a good amount of compassion. Great job!
Hey Soham, I also enjoyed reading about Savitri and Satyavan. This one of my favorite parts of the assigned readings this week. I liked your spin on the story and truly feel that you made it your own. I also liked the addition of Yama to your story and the picture you used of him was really cool as well! Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteHey Soham! I really enjoyed this story. I really liked how you described Savitri’s feelings. It made the story more interesting and made sure to keep the readers interested. It was also great how you talked about Yama. Even though he was the god of Death, he still respected their relationship and chose to make a deal, seeing how their relationship was working out for them. This was a really great story.
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