Source: Nine Ideal Indian Women by Sunity Devee
- Savitri is a very famous Indian women
- her parents are upset they have no son
- Savitri named after the goddess that let her parents have her
- She was educated
- She likes ashrans
- She visits a topoban and on the way back she rests and sees a young man dressed like a hermit
- They meet eyes and fall in love
- She finds the hermit again and learns his name is Satyaban
- Her parents realize she's in love with Satyaban and try to figure out how to avoid Savitri getting heartbroken since she can't marry Satyaban
- Narad reveals Satyaban is a good suitor but destine to die in a years time
- Savitri told he will die in a year and she stills wants to marry him
- Her parents beg her to not, for the good of the people, but she refuses
- She wins
- Prince Satyaban thinks Savitri is going back to the topoban with him
- Savitri asks to go too and he agrees
- Savitri gives up everything
- Everyone loves Savitri at the hut
- Savitri goes with Satyaban to get wood
- She knows the time he should die arrives and calls for him to come down from the tree
- He just kind of starts dying and she attempts to nurse him
- He dies and Yom, the Lord of Death, comes for him
- Yom cannot touch her because she's too good
- She follows death because she doesn't want to live
- Yom offers her a wish and she asks for her father-in-laws sight back
- She gets another wish and asks for her father to have a son
- She asks for sons and is given them
- She finally defeats death with her love for her husband
- Her father-in-law gets his kingdom back and shes a princess once more
- Savitri-brata is a vow Indian women make to see they are never widowed
Damayanti
Source: Nine Ideal Indian Women by Sunity Devee
- Bhimsen is sad because he had no child
- He's a good Maharajah who always listens to his people so he's promised a daughter
- The Queen gives birth to Damayanti
- Nal wants to marry Damayanti
- He writes to Damayanti because he loves her
- She gives her heart to him secretly
- She asks her friends for help
- The swan travels to bring their letters to each other
- One of her friends tells her mom who tells her dad
- He is summoned to the palace
- Four gods long to marry Damayanti as well (Indra, Agni, Yom, and Baruna)
- The gods disguise him to let him get in easily to tell the princess that they are interested
- She says she is honored but wants to marry Nal
- Nal tries to convince her otherwise
- The gods decide to test Damayanti's love for Nal with more disguises
- She picks the right Nal and the gods bless their marriage
- Sani befriends Pushkar, Nal's brother, because he's upset Damayanti denied the four gods
- He spoke poorly of Nal and he hates him
- They play dice and Nal loses everything
- Nal tells her he lost everything
- Damayanti isn't upset and suggests they go see her parents
- They go with Nal to the jungle
- Sani mad when he sees they are happy
- Nal gets tricked into leaving by Sani against his will
-Damayanti realizes Nal has left her and cries
- A hunter tries to get her to come to his house but she refuses
- She joins traders but elephants kill them all
- She goes to the Palace of Chedi and becomes a maidservant
- She becomes close to her aunt who bad talks Nal
- She gets discovered by a messenger for her father
- Nal gets lost for many days
- He gets disfigured by the fire and when he comes to his senses he feels like he can't return
- He becomes a driver
- Damayanti hears about his driving and creates a plan to find Nal by saying she'll marry again
- Damayanti sends the children to Nal when he arrives
- Damanyanti asks Nal to cook for her
- They are reunited
- Nal adopted by Damanyanti's family and gets his kingdom back after winning at dice to his brother
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