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In India in the time of legend, there lived a king with many
wives, but not one child. Morning and evening for eighteen years, he
faced the sacred fire and prayed for children.
Finally a shining goddess rose from the flames. "I am Savitri,
daughter of the sun," she said. "By your prayers, you have won a
daughter."
Within a year, the King and his favorite wife had a daughter. He
named her Savitri, after the goddess.
Beauty and intelligence were Savitri's, and eyes that shone like
the sun. So splendid was she that people thought she herself was a
goddess. Yet, when the time came for her to marry, no man asked for
her.
Her father said, "Weak men turn away from radiance like yours. Go
out, Savitri, and find a man worthy of you. Then I will arrange the
marriage."