Savitrī

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Savitrī is a legendary heroine from the Mahābhārata renowned for her unwavering devotion and intelligence, who wins back her husband’s life from the god of death through courage and spiritual resolve.

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Savitrī canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu mythological character ⓘ
character in the Mahābhārata ⓘ
legendary heroine ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
appearsIn Mahābhārata ⓘ
linked to: Mahabharata
appearsInSection Vana Parva ⓘ
associatedFestivalOrRitual Vat Savitrī Vrat ⓘ
associatedWithConcept pativrata dharma ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Yama ⓘ
birthplace kingdom of Madra ⓘ
comparedWith Damayantī ⓘ
linked to: Damayanti

Sītā ⓘ
linked to: Sita
father Aśvapati ⓘ
linked to: Ashwapati
influences later Hindu ideals of womanhood ⓘ
knownFor courage ⓘ
devotion to her husband ⓘ
intelligence ⓘ
spiritual resolve ⓘ
winning back her husband’s life from the god of death ⓘ
literaryForm didactic narrative ⓘ
maritalStatus married woman ⓘ
marriageType svayaṃvara (self-choice of husband) ⓘ
moralLesson devotion and righteousness can overcome even death ⓘ
free will exercised in dharma can transform destiny ⓘ
mother Mālavī ⓘ
performsAct accompanies her husband Satyavān to the forest on the day of his destined death ⓘ
engages Yama in philosophical dialogue ⓘ
follows Yama when he takes Satyavān’s soul ⓘ
secures the restoration of Satyavān’s life ⓘ
wins successive boons from Yama ⓘ
prophecy Satyavān was fated to die within one year of their marriage ⓘ
linked to: Satyavan
religion Hinduism ⓘ
responseToProphecy chooses to marry Satyavān despite knowing his fate ⓘ
royalStatus princess of Madra ⓘ
spouse Satyavān ⓘ
linked to: Satyavan
symbolizes marital fidelity ⓘ
moral courage ⓘ
power of tapas (austerity) ⓘ
wifely devotion ⓘ
textualLanguage Sanskrit ⓘ
veneratedAs ideal wife ⓘ
veneratedBy married Hindu women ⓘ
virtue chastity ⓘ
filial piety ⓘ
steadfastness ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ

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