The Tale of Savitri
In the country of the Madras lived a king in days of old,
Faithful to the holy Brahma, pure in heart and righteous-souled,
He was loved in town and country, in the court and hermit's den,
Sacrificer to the bright gods, helper to his brother men,
But the monarch, Aswapati, son or daughter had he none,
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