[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 3.281.28 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.281.28 Mahābhārata 3.281.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.281.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.281.28) sāvitryuvāca | kutaḥ śramo bhartṛsamīpato hi me yato hi bhartā mama sā gatirdhruvā | yataḥ patiṃ neṣyasi tatra me gatiḥ sureśa bhūyaśca vaco nibodha me || 28 || > Except the life of thy husband, O thou of faultless features, I will bestow on thee any boon that thou mayst solicit!' Hearing these words, Savitri said, 'Deprived of his kingdom and bereft also of sight, my father-in-law leadeth a life of retirement in our sylvan asylum. Let that king through thy favour attain his eye-sight, and become strong 'like either fire or the Sun!' Yama said, 'O thou of faultless features, I grant thee this boon! It will even be as thou hast said! It seems that thou art fatigued with thy journey. Do thou desist, therefore, and return! Suffer not thyself to be weary any longer!' Savitri said, 'What weariness can I feel in the presence of my husband? The lot that is my husband's is certainly mine also. Whither thou carriest my husband, thither will I also repair! O chief of the celestials, do thou again listen to me! Even a single interview with the pious is highly desirable; friendship with them is still more so. And intercourse with the virtuous can never be fruitless. Therefore, one should live in the company of the righteous!' Yama said, 'These words that thou hast spoken, so fraught with useful instruction, delight the heart and enhance the wisdom of even the learned. Therefore, O lady, solicit thou a second boon, except the life of Satyavan!' Savitri said, 'Sometime before, my wise and intelligent father-in-law was deprived of his kingdom. May that monarch regain his kingdom. And may that superior of mine never renounce his duties! > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 3.281.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.281.27) - [Next: 3.281.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.281.29) - [Up: 3.281](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.281) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.3.295.2.3) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.3.298.30) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.3.297.29) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.281.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.281.28) · Pramāṇa