Page 16 - HP2A 005 the princess and the god
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     When the sun started to rise on   can only see my presence because
 the third day, Savitri left the hall   you prayed and didn’t eat. Now the
 of  worship and saw her husband   time has come to take Satyavan’s
 heading to the forest with an   soul,” said the god of  death.
 axe on his shoulder. She ran to    Yama approached Satyavan and
 Satyavan and said, “I will go with   took a little bit of  his soul, no
 you.”   bigger than his thumb. Soon,
  “Stay here, you should eat some   Satvayan’s breathing completely
 wild plants and sleep a little bit,”   stopped. Yama placed the likeness
 answered Satyavan.  he took from Satyavan and put it
  “Who are you?” asked Savitri   inside his red robe. “Happiness
 trembling in fear.  awaits to a man full of  virtue in
  “I am Yama, god of  death. You   my kingdom,” said Yama.





