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Savitri was the only child	A
Of Madra's wise and mighty king	B
Stern warriors when they saw her smiled	A
As mountains smile to see the spring	B
Fair as a lotus when the moon	C
Kisses its opening petals red	D
After sweet showers in sultry June	C
With happier heart and lighter tread	D
Chance strangers having met her past	E
And often would they turn the head	D
A lingering second look to cast	E
And bless the vision ere it fled	D
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What was her own peculiar charm	F
The soft black eyes the raven hair	G
The curving neck the rounded arm	F
All these are common everywhere	G
Her charm was this upon her face	H
Childlike and innocent and fair	G
No man with thought impure or base	H
Could ever look the glory there	G
The sweet simplicity and grace	H
Abashed the boldest but the good	I
God's purity there loved to trace	H
Mirrored in dawning womanhood	I
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In those far off primeval days	J
Fair India's daughters were not pent	K
In closed zenanas On her ways	J
Savitri at her pleasure went	K
Whither she chose and hour by hour	L
With young companions of her age	M
She roamed the woods for fruit or flower	L
Or loitered in some hermitage	N
For to the Munis gray and old	O
Her presence was as sunshine glad	P
They taught her wonders manifold	O
And gave her of the best they had	P
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Her father let her have her way	Q
In all things whether high or low	R
He feared no harm he knew no ill	S
Could touch a nature pure as snow	R
Long childless as a priceless boon	C
He had obtained this child at last	E
By prayers made morning night and noon	C
With many a vigil many a fast	E
Would Shiva his own gift recall	T
Or mar its perfect beauty ever	L
No he had faith he gave her all	T
She wished and feared and doubted never	L
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And so she wandered where she pleased	U
In boyish freedom Happy time	V
No small vexations ever teased	U
Nor crushing sorrows dimmed her prime	V
One care alone her father felt	W
Where should he find a fitting mate	X
For one so pure His thoughts long dwelt	W
On this as with his queen he sate	X
Ah whom dear wife should we select	Y
Leave it to God she answering cried	Z
Savitri may herself elect	Y
Some day her future lord and guide	Z
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Months passed and lo one summer morn	A2
As to the hermitage she went	K
Through smiling fields of waving corn	A2
She saw some youths on sport intent	K
Sons of the hermits and their peers	B2
And one among them tall and lithe	C2
Royal in port on whom the years	B2
Consenting shed a grace so blithe	C2
So frank and noble that the eye	D2
Was loth to quit that sun browned face	H
She looked and looked then gave a sigh	D2
And slackened suddenly her pace	H
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What was the meaning was it love	E2
Love at first sight as poets sing	B
Is then no fiction Heaven above	E2
Is witness that the heart its king	B
Finds often like a lightning flash	F2
We play we jest we have no care	G
When hark a step there comes no crash	F2
But life or silent slow despair	G
Their eyes just met Savitri past	E
Into the friendly Muni's hut	G2
Her heart rose opened had at last	E
Opened no flower can ever shut	G2
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In converse with the gray haired sage	M
She learnt the story of the youth	H2
His name and place and parentage	N
Of royal race he was in truth	H2
Satyavan was he hight his sire	L
Dyoumatsen had been Salva's king	B
But old and blind opponents dire	I2
Had gathered round him in a ring	B
And snatched the sceptre from his hand	J2
Now with his queen and only son	K2
He lived a hermit in the land	J2
And gentler hermit was there none	K2
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With many tears was said and heard	L2
The story and with praise sincere	M2
Of Prince Satyavan every word	L2
Sent up a flush on cheek and ear	N2
Unnoticed Hark The bells remind	O2
'Tis time to go she went away	Q
Leaving her virgin heart behind	O2
And richer for the loss A ray	Q
Shot down from heaven appeared to tinge	P2
All objects with supernal light	Q2
The thatches had a rainbow fringe	P2
The cornfields looked more green and bright	Q2
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Savitri's first care was to tell	R2
Her mother all her feelings new	S2
The queen her own fears to dispel	R2
To the king's private chamber flew	S2
Now what is it my gentle queen	T2
That makes thee hurry in this wise	U2
She told him smiles and tears between	T2
All she had heard the king with sighs	U2
Sadly replied I fear me much	V2
Whence is his race and what his creed	W2
Not knowing aught can we in such	V2
A matter delicate proceed	W2
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As if the king's doubts to allay	Q
Came Narad Muni to the place	H
A few days after Old and gray	Q
All loved to see the gossip's face	H
Great Brahma's son adored of men	X2
Long absent doubly welcome he	Y2
Unto the monarch hoping then	X2
By his assistance clear to see	Y2
No god in heaven nor king on earth	Z2
But Narad knew his history	Y2
The sun's the moon's the planets' birth	Z2
Was not to him a mystery	Y2
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Now welcome welcome dear old friend	A3
All hail and welcome once again	X2
The greeting had not reached its end	A3
When glided like a music strain	B3
Savitri's presence through the room	C3
And who is this bright creature say	Q
Whose radiance lights the chamber's gloom	C3
Is she an Apsara or fay	Q
No son thy servant hath alas	D3
This is my one my only child	A
And married No The seasons pass	D3
Make haste O king he said and smiled	A
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That is the very theme O sage	M
In which thy wisdom ripe I need	W2
Seen hath she at the hermitage	N
A youth to whom in very deed	W2
Her heart inclines And who is he	Y2
My daughter tell his name and race	H
Speak as to men who best love thee	Y2
She turned to them her modest face	H
And answered quietly and clear	M2
Ah no ah no It cannot be	Y2
Choose out another husband dear	M2
The Muni cried or woe is me	Y2
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And why should I When I have given	K2
My heart away though but in thought	E3
Can I take back Forbid it Heaven	K2
It were a deadly sin I wot	E3
And why should I I know no crime	V
In him or his Believe me child	E3
My reasons shall be clear in time	V
I speak not like a madman wild	E3
Trust me in this I cannot break	F3
A plighted faith I cannot bear	G
A wounded conscience Oh forsake	F3
This fancy hence may spring despair	G
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It may not be The father heard	E3
By turns the speakers and in doubt	E3
Thus interposed a gentle word	E3
Friend should to friend his mind speak out	E3
Is he not worthy tell us Nay	Q
All worthiness is in Satyavan	Q
And no one can my praise gainsay	Q
Of solar race more god than man	Q
Great Soorasen his ancestor	L
And Dyoumatsen his father blind	E3
Are known to fame I can aver	L
No kings have been so good and kind	E3
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Then where O Muni is the bar	G3
If wealth be gone and kingdom lost	E3
His merit still remains a star	G3
Nor melts his lineage like the frost	E3
For riches worldly power or rank	H3
I care not I would have my son	Q
Pure wise and brave the Fates I thank	H3
I see no hindrance no not one	Q
Since thou insistest King to hear	N2
The fatal truth I tell you I	D2
Upon this day as rounds the year	M2
The young Prince Satyavan shall die	D2
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This was enough The monarch knew	Q
The future was no seal d book	I3
To Brahma's son A clammy dew	Q
Spread on his brow he gently took	I3
Savitri's palm in his and said	E3
No child can give away her hand	E3
A pledge is nought unsanction d	E3
And here if right I understand	E3
There was no pledge at all a thought	E3
A shadow barely crossed the mind	E3
Unblamed it may be clean forgot	E3
Before the gods it cannot bind	E3
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And think upon the dreadful curse	J3
Of widowhood the vigils fasts	K3
And penances no life is worse	J3
Than hopeless life the while it lasts	K3
Day follows day in one long round	E3
Monotonous and blank and drear	M2
Less painful were it to be bound	E3
On some bleak rock for aye to hear	M2
Without one chance of getting free	M2
The ocean's melancholy voice	L3
Mine be the sin if sin there be	M2
But thou must make a different choice	L3
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In the meek grace of virginhood	E3
Unblanched her cheek undimmed her eye	D2
Savitri like a statue stood	E3
Somewhat austere was her reply	D2
Once and once only all submit	E3
To Destiny 'tis God's command	E3
Once and once only so 'tis writ	E3
Shall woman pledge her faith and hand	E3
Once and once only can a sire	M2
Unto his well loved daughter say	Q
In presence of the witness fire	M2
I give thee to this man away	Q
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Once and once only have I given	Q
My heart and faith 'tis past recall	T
With conscience none have ever striven	Q
And none may strive without a fall	T
Not the less solemn was my vow	M3
Because unheard and oh the sin	Q
Will not be less if I should now	M3
Deny the feeling felt within	Q
Unwedded to my dying day	Q
I must my father dear remain	Q
'Tis well if so thou will'st but say	Q
Can man balk Fate or break its chain	Q
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If Fate so rules that I should feel	N3
The miseries of a widow's life	O3
Can man's device the doom repeal	N3
Unequal seems to be a strife	O3
Between Humanity and Fate	E3
None have on earth what they desire	M2
Death comes to all or soon or late	E3
And peace is but a wandering fire	M2
Expediency leads wild astray	Q
The Right must be our guiding star	M2
Duty our watchword come what may	Q
Judge for me friends as wiser far	M2
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She said and meekly looked to both	P3
The father though he patient heard	E3
To give the sanction still seemed loth	Q3
But Narad Muni took the word	E3
Bless thee my child 'Tis not for us	R3
To question the Almighty will	S
Though cloud on cloud loom ominous	R3
In gentle rain they may distil	S
At this the monarch Be it so	R
I sanction what my friend approves	S3
All praise to Him whom praise we owe	R
My child shall wed the youth she loves	T3