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The young man was overwhelmed



                                                                                                                                         to marry such a pretty woman. But




                                                                                                                                         when he was about to accept her



                                                                                                                                         as his bride, his blind father said,




                                                                                                                                         “Will you be able to bear the life of



                                                                                                                                         a hermitage? It is not easy to live




                                                                                                                                         a simple life only eating fruits and




                                                                                                                                         plants of  the wild after living in the



                                                                                                                                         palace.”


              The king knew there was nothing                                                                                            “I don’t care about comfort. I will




             he could possibly do to stop his                                                                                            be happy to be in my palace or in



             daughter from marrying such a                                                                                               hermitage as long as I am with




             man. So, the next day, the king rode                                                                                        Satyavan,” she answered.




             with Savitri to where Satyavan was.
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