Savitri and Satyavan: The legend of the princess who outwitted Death - Iseult Gillespie

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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  Рік тому +202

    Did you know TED-Ed has a channel with animations in Hindi? Check it out: bit.ly/TEDEdHindiSub

  • @thebirdbrained.
    @thebirdbrained. 3 роки тому +25035

    I liked how Death wasn’t viewed as a villain in this story, rather a respectable someone just doing their job and not without sympathy

    • @sarthak1109
      @sarthak1109 3 роки тому +1296

      Death is not a villain its hero in India.

    • @thebirdbrained.
      @thebirdbrained. 3 роки тому +371

      @@sarthak1109 that’s cool, thanks

    • @sarthak1109
      @sarthak1109 3 роки тому +1017

      @@thebirdbrained. it is because death is just as important as life in indian scripture.

    • @thebirdbrained.
      @thebirdbrained. 3 роки тому +266

      @@sarthak1109 makes sense to me!

    • @nikithanayaer6302
      @nikithanayaer6302 3 роки тому +981

      the god of death king yama is infact the most benevolent and honest god. He was a humain once according to mythology but was soo honest and had such a good character which impressed lord shiva who gave him the duty to guard the underworld as only the purest of the souls could do the job

  • @bz_kitten7270
    @bz_kitten7270 3 роки тому +6063

    I love how her family got so happy she found a person to marry instead of forcing her to marry someone

    • @LaggardInLove
      @LaggardInLove 3 роки тому +531

      In ancient India women were free to choose their husbands. India's culture changed drastically after Turkic and British (Islamic & Christian) invasions in last 1000 years.

    • @amansinghrollno-7167
      @amansinghrollno-7167 3 роки тому +312

      That was a common practice in ancient India. Women used to choose their own partners.

    • @unlinedphoton7965
      @unlinedphoton7965 3 роки тому +62

      @@LaggardInLove well it actually started changing in later vedic age

    • @AIRek7
      @AIRek7 2 роки тому +63

      Yea India would have been a better place if it continued but it again has started again very slowly so I'm happy

    • @abcxyz-
      @abcxyz- 2 роки тому +76

      A very common practice in ancient India.
      For instance, there was swayamwar, meaning self choosing partner through various competitions etc...

  • @glassapple5903
    @glassapple5903 4 роки тому +25374

    Moral of the story: If death is stalking you, just keep stalking it back until you freak it out and it grants your wishes

    • @archae108
      @archae108 4 роки тому +334

      Yup, basically

    • @lumbratile4174
      @lumbratile4174 4 роки тому +130

      Lmao

    • @liyadragneel5043
      @liyadragneel5043 4 роки тому +126

      😂😂😂😂, I'm gonna do that

    • @mangotango2798
      @mangotango2798 4 роки тому +283

      My sister would freak out a god in minutes. She can be very annoying

    • @BlackSakura33
      @BlackSakura33 4 роки тому +422

      They distorted the story. Yamaraja did not give her wishes because she was persistently following him. Yamaraja was conversing with the princess along the way and was impressed by her knowledge and understanding, thats why he offered to grant her wishes, anything other than Satyavan's life.

  • @nehanidhi7021
    @nehanidhi7021 3 роки тому +3298

    Actually in the story my grandma told me, she was given only one wish so she said " I want my father in law to see my husband and his children eating in a golden bowl." In this way, she asked all three things together, her husband, her father in law's sight and his kingdom.

    • @lioness5838
      @lioness5838 3 роки тому +52

      same....that's what I have heard too....

    • @vinayaksharma9892
      @vinayaksharma9892 3 роки тому +22

      Yup I think that's the actual one!

    • @andini7478
      @andini7478 3 роки тому +68

      wow this way much smarter answer

    • @penname8441
      @penname8441 3 роки тому +2

      +

    • @mutanttepig4759
      @mutanttepig4759 3 роки тому +46

      That is extremely clever. I think that I prefer that wish to the three that they had in this version of the story.

  • @thebaldcat6708
    @thebaldcat6708 4 роки тому +17441

    Death: *I HAVE COME FOR YOUR HUSBAND!*
    Savitri: no
    Death: *That isn’t how this works*
    Savitri: *No*

  • @bobamsd5559
    @bobamsd5559 3 роки тому +10830

    Can we all please take a moment to appreciate the person who animated this?

  • @noss9853
    @noss9853 3 роки тому +8227

    Oh! I remember my mother telling me this story dozens of times when i was a kid! But in her version Savitri only had one wish...
    'I wish that Satyavan's father can see his grandchildren play at his palace'

    • @tharunkumar6879
      @tharunkumar6879 3 роки тому +1625

      Which is basically all the wishes. "See " meaning he gets his vision back, "His grandchildren" so Satyavan is brought back to life, and "palace" to mean Satyavan's father gets back his kingdom.

    • @akshaydarekar5863
      @akshaydarekar5863 3 роки тому +84

      Same here

    • @random_person_on_internet
      @random_person_on_internet 3 роки тому +628

      Same here
      She outsmarted Yamraj with that ONE AND ONLY wish

    • @anonymouscausewhynot
      @anonymouscausewhynot 3 роки тому +529

      That’s even better. She outplayed him with ONE wish. That’s impressive. I love this!!

    • @chanti9274
      @chanti9274 3 роки тому +16

      Same

  • @airtafae4718
    @airtafae4718 3 роки тому +793

    i like how yamraj accepted that she is clever and out witted him. He wasnt offended but rather embraced his defeat.

    • @time8745
      @time8745 3 роки тому +60

      He wasn't really defeated , he just got impressed and a bit emotional so granted her what she wanted

    • @thelosttomato4020
      @thelosttomato4020 2 роки тому +10

      @@time8745 Yeah, like if he wanted he could just make her pregnant out of thin air because magic

    • @ernameria
      @ernameria 2 роки тому +8

      Me too, but honestly Savitri was incredibly brilliant too, I wouldn't get mad at such brilliance!

    • @dombelly3343
      @dombelly3343 Рік тому +4

      he isn't a greek god after all

    • @fbiagent3998
      @fbiagent3998 Рік тому +11

      If this was Greek mythology he would obliterated her and her entire bloodline cus he was offended lmao

  • @TheImmeasurable121
    @TheImmeasurable121 3 роки тому +2695

    As far as I have heard, she asks for " Satyavan's father to be able to see her grandchildren" in a single wish, in which she manages to get all the 3.
    intelligence level 💯

    • @ankita7342
      @ankita7342 3 роки тому +40

      his*

    • @novelle2727
      @novelle2727 3 роки тому +167

      Exactly i have heard the same. I mean how can you outwit by just wanting babies . It was specificaly her father-in-law s grandchildren she asked for.

    • @zidanez21
      @zidanez21 3 роки тому +108

      In mythologies usually there are many different versions, usually depending on the region as these are VERY VERY VERY old stories that were passed through words at first, if you've played chinese whispers you know what can happen
      So it makes sense that there are many versions both are acceptable

    • @samyakgupta4690
      @samyakgupta4690 3 роки тому +131

      Adding to that, it was like, Satyavan's father being able to see his grandchildren eating in a golden bowl. That golden bowl signifies the wealth.

    • @omkargaikwad6181
      @omkargaikwad6181 3 роки тому +9

      wait not 3 just 2 since seeing grandchildren requires just eyes, and your daughter-in-law's husband, not a lavish kingdom

  • @johnsamuel6096
    @johnsamuel6096 4 роки тому +5115

    Savitri: Yama raj, I've come to bargain
    Dr Strange: Noted

  • @hautakleightontam771
    @hautakleightontam771 3 роки тому +8141

    Death: 'I fear no man! But that girl... she scares me.'

  • @Sweetumskitty1789
    @Sweetumskitty1789 3 роки тому +662

    Orpheus: I lost my love to death and I couldn't get her back. :(
    Savitri: What, like it's hard?

    • @angel_merin
      @angel_merin 3 роки тому +14

      😂❤️

    • @Sweetumskitty1789
      @Sweetumskitty1789 3 роки тому +5

      @@angel_merin 🥰💗

    • @mr.lejend1825
      @mr.lejend1825 2 роки тому +21

      Well, Orpheus tried his best & that’s what matters

    • @malakitaub9024
      @malakitaub9024 Рік тому +11

      Oh, it was hard, even for Savitri. Her feet had to bleed and her throat had to burn before Yamraj even granted her first wish.

    • @shizhixv5856
      @shizhixv5856 24 дні тому

      Savitri successed through her wisdom, and Orpheus lost for not to trust.

  • @Aparajitha...
    @Aparajitha... 4 роки тому +2559

    I have heard this myth as a bed time story from my mother , but it was slightly different : Yama didn’t continue to stop and grant her a wish , he gave her one chance . Her wit was displayed by how she phrased her wish . What she said translates to ( from Tamil ) :” I want to see my child sway to sleep in a golden cradle in the view of his grandparents and parents “ . And there u go , Savitri had her ‘ one wish ‘ granted . Hope this was a good read . Have a great day 😊 folks !

    • @swanandab2484
      @swanandab2484 4 роки тому +98

      I know, BUT Myths have MANY Variations, so there is no cannon in Mythology.

    • @SanjayThakur-fv8zr
      @SanjayThakur-fv8zr 3 роки тому +12

      Exactly! Accurate

    • @mrcoolcanon
      @mrcoolcanon 3 роки тому +27

      I heard the same in north east 😅😅😅

    • @theroyaletea
      @theroyaletea 3 роки тому +7

      I read this in i Guess 3rd or 4th grade in my hindi book

    • @Aparajitha...
      @Aparajitha... 3 роки тому +3

      @@mrcoolcanon Ooh that is interesting 🧐

  • @yugpatel1124
    @yugpatel1124 4 роки тому +4642

    Finally, a non-native Hindi speaker learned the pronunciations of Hindi names. Thank you, huge respect for the narrator.

    • @mquale7438
      @mquale7438 4 роки тому +176

      Yea except they are of sanskrit, the mother

    • @Yeahalacon
      @Yeahalacon 4 роки тому +66

      @@mquale7438 the phonology is quite the same, but I still agree with you.

    • @yugpatel1124
      @yugpatel1124 4 роки тому +43

      @@mquale7438 I also agree with you I took Sanskrit in school, but I used the term Hindi names because it gives a general disruption of names in India.

    • @SONIA-iz5ld
      @SONIA-iz5ld 4 роки тому +39

      Who knows maybe she is Indian

    • @aquib91
      @aquib91 4 роки тому +51

      She sounds British Asian to me

  • @-Theo-
    @-Theo- 4 роки тому +4994

    Yama: I am going to take your husband’s soul with me
    Savitri: *laughs in no*

  • @fay5805
    @fay5805 3 роки тому +384

    The comments on these are hilarious. I like how everyone respects the stories of different ethnicities but also manage to make it funny without offending anyone.

  • @alfiee3519
    @alfiee3519 3 роки тому +6277

    Disney wouldn’t do justice to making this a movie, Studio Ghibli on the other hand could produce it to be magical and grim, beautiful and heart wrenching at the same time

    • @thiswillnotdo6027
      @thiswillnotdo6027 3 роки тому +62

      omg yesss

    • @novemberninth4392
      @novemberninth4392 3 роки тому +160

      Man I hope Ghibli would do this

    • @nex.19
      @nex.19 3 роки тому +126

      I agree! Ghibli always does a beautiful job! They're so passionate about it and i love their movies.

    • @colon5246
      @colon5246 3 роки тому +84

      I think there was a big anime project to be done on Mahabharata idk if it was Studio Ghibli or not but they turned it down because they knew Indians will be offended

    • @enthusiasticphilanthropist9298
      @enthusiasticphilanthropist9298 3 роки тому +2

      Period T

  • @ruthu2628
    @ruthu2628 4 роки тому +2700

    ngl, this animation style is perfect for indian mythology

    • @smallsingingelephants
      @smallsingingelephants 4 роки тому +23

      Agreed!

    • @isa1la
      @isa1la 3 роки тому +11

      I do agree

    • @kiya5077
      @kiya5077 3 роки тому +35

      Itihasa* not mythology

    • @dhruvk2595
      @dhruvk2595 3 роки тому +31

      It’s history not mythology

    • @xenathe3rd509
      @xenathe3rd509 3 роки тому +29

      @@dhruvk2595 this is a belief, not something that actually happened

  • @shamiksinha4808
    @shamiksinha4808 4 роки тому +1665

    Can we take a moment and appreciate the narrator's pronunciation of Hindi/Sanskrit words?! It's fantabulous ❤️

    • @shashwatvaish5009
      @shashwatvaish5009 4 роки тому +2

      🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

    • @cidfan5892
      @cidfan5892 4 роки тому +10

      yeah people like you say OH *SO CUTE* to cringy videos of foreigners pronouncing indian names. PLEASE PLEASE STOP IT 👏

    • @DeepSingh-yg7ic
      @DeepSingh-yg7ic 4 роки тому +10

      Or else most westerners are like “Karma” which they pronounce like “ Car - maa “

    • @Polyglotwriter
      @Polyglotwriter 4 роки тому +3

      good pronunciation? lol.. what are you talking about? It's FAR from the standard pronunciation

    • @REDnBLACKnRED
      @REDnBLACKnRED 4 роки тому +26

      I don't get why this is important. Indians have an accent in English, and native English speakers will obviously have an accent in Hindi or any other foreign language for that matter. India has so many languages and yet after so many centuries none of them have figured out how to live with all of them. Hindi speakers make fun of other languages. Tamil speakers hate Hindi. Everyone has a problem with accents. It's ridiculous.

  • @Beanie-Inkling2749
    @Beanie-Inkling2749 2 роки тому +323

    Even as a fan of Greek mythology, it hurts to know that Indian mythology is always overlooked.

    • @B.A.72.108
      @B.A.72.108 2 роки тому +7

      U r right 👍
      It's about living Eternal by her way of conduct,it not easy to understand about Bharata/India n Rightiousness/Dharma etc
      It's oldest n profound scientific and eco-friendly lifestyle in the world 🌎...

    • @Cindy99765
      @Cindy99765 Рік тому +8

      There are many more stories from Hinduism on UA-cam you can watch! Especially on the gods--Shiva, Brahma, Ganesh, so on.

    • @ydl589
      @ydl589 Рік тому +2

      Cause it's not a extinct culture.

    • @caliburn1123
      @caliburn1123 8 місяців тому

      Because some Indians are so sensitive they'll take an offence in everything

  • @nekochan1840
    @nekochan1840 3 роки тому +4917

    Those dislikes are coming from the rejected suitors

  • @harshitbalaji1019
    @harshitbalaji1019 4 роки тому +822

    The great thing about this is that there were no mistakes in pronunciation and also no stereotypes about India were shown . This video is very good and I appreciate the hard work that has gone into it.

    • @tusharkathuria212
      @tusharkathuria212 3 роки тому +9

      True man it's very rare

    • @k2120
      @k2120 3 роки тому +12

      Except Satyavan's name. The narrator's accent came out on that one. But not a bad job for a non-Indian.

    • @certainlysoup508
      @certainlysoup508 3 роки тому

      how would an Indian myth have steryotypes? Wasn't it Hindu to begin with?

    • @shambho1171
      @shambho1171 3 роки тому +19

      @@certainlysoup508 at that time there was no Hindu. It is a term coined by travellers of Persia or Arabia (not confirmed). So one should consider it as Indian mythology and not with religion.

    • @user-fw5qm9vu4s
      @user-fw5qm9vu4s 3 роки тому

      @@certainlysoup508 😂😂plz read history
      Now plz don't get offended I'm just saying generally

  • @sreejasrivaram8250
    @sreejasrivaram8250 4 роки тому +4508

    Orpheus watching this: write that down, write that down!

  • @_arpheus
    @_arpheus 3 роки тому +618

    If you don't know who Narad muni is
    He is basically divine nick fury
    Like Nick fury makes different marvel cameos, he also makes cameos in almost every Indian myth

  • @spectaculasahil
    @spectaculasahil 3 роки тому +3457

    Whenever you see Muni Narad in an indian story you already know that the story is going to be amazing !!

    • @utsavdhyani8839
      @utsavdhyani8839 3 роки тому +314

      Narad ji be like- Ok fellas, here comes the plot twist.
      Literally everyone- What's the twist?
      Narad ji- Me. I am the plot twist. Now hear me...

    • @thesun7960
      @thesun7960 3 роки тому +57

      Narad ji only says N word 😳

    • @jinhunterslay1638
      @jinhunterslay1638 3 роки тому +65

      At first I thought they're going to make him some kind of a villain by the way they animate him (it looks like he's scheming something at first), but glad to see he's a good guy

    • @simpleboy4392
      @simpleboy4392 3 роки тому +3

      Yes.

    • @marendranodi2693
      @marendranodi2693 3 роки тому +17

      He'll keep gossiping everywhere.

  • @cherryustreeus9152
    @cherryustreeus9152 4 роки тому +5899

    She really learned her husband would die and said "No ♥️"
    Edit: wow my notifications really didn't show me that I got over 5000 likes, thanks youtube

  • @salty_4275
    @salty_4275 3 роки тому +17767

    Take note Disney, this is how you write a powerful female character

    • @kalarishiva3769
      @kalarishiva3769 3 роки тому +521

      Disney Ignored You*

    • @alex2005z
      @alex2005z 3 роки тому +597

      But you cant forget to kill her parents

    • @akashsharma-yy9bb
      @akashsharma-yy9bb 3 роки тому +103

      @@alex2005z lol

    • @gabriela7557
      @gabriela7557 3 роки тому +404

      are you gonna pretend like mulan never existed lol

    • @shrivatsa7759
      @shrivatsa7759 3 роки тому +152

      @@gabriela7557 yeah Disney wrote mulan

  • @WhimsicalCreature457
    @WhimsicalCreature457 3 роки тому +84

    I always love stories where the embodiment of death doesn’t feel cheated or betrayed. He’s just like “Well played”.

    • @stateofflorida5082
      @stateofflorida5082 8 місяців тому +1

      The Morrigan from Irish myth is like that too. Tried to woo Cu Chulainn and got rejected so she got mad and tried to kill him three times.
      Cu Chulainn, being a top tier gamer, defeated deaths attempt to kill him 3 times and eventually ended up shinning her really bad.
      Impressed, she left him alone and even stood with him at his eventual real end to welcome him to te afterlife personally.

  • @nishitasharma5777
    @nishitasharma5777 4 роки тому +7227

    I love how she has brown skin. Bollywood really needs to learn

  • @RimuruT3npesuto
    @RimuruT3npesuto 3 роки тому +9713

    Death: I’m taking ya man
    Savitri: No
    Death: That’s not how-
    Savitri: *No*
    Death: understandable have a good day

  • @Mista0wl
    @Mista0wl 4 роки тому +449

    I remember hearing another variation of this story where Savitri tells Yamaraj once they reach the underworld that "A wise man once said that 2 people become friends once they've walked 7 steps together, and we've walked much more than that" and it amuses him enough to return her husband to her, I always thought that was sweet.

    • @swanandab2484
      @swanandab2484 4 роки тому +16

      Yes, I know, She tried to be friends with Yama (in a book i read)

    • @vedantmhatre3476
      @vedantmhatre3476 3 роки тому +3

      This one's better

    • @acatindisguise
      @acatindisguise 3 роки тому +15

      yo imagine being baller enough to be best friends with death

    • @omransaeed1988
      @omransaeed1988 3 роки тому

      So she cheated on her husband with the God Of Death? Damn Daniel!

    • @Sol-ps8ox
      @Sol-ps8ox 3 роки тому +2

      @@omransaeed1988 when did being friends with someone amount to cheating? Such narrow-mindness.. Pathetic!

  • @gauravghosh2422
    @gauravghosh2422 3 роки тому +190

    moral of the story is : ultimate love is so pure that even death fear it

    • @ensis8716
      @ensis8716 3 роки тому +20

      Death doesn't fear it, it respects it, death doesn't fear anything.

    • @gauravghosh2422
      @gauravghosh2422 3 роки тому +2

      @@ensis8716 yes...

    • @kollurubharathsimha539
      @kollurubharathsimha539 2 роки тому +1

      Pure love is so powerful that make yamraj into jenie

  • @abhidwij212
    @abhidwij212 4 роки тому +1751

    Even today in india people use word 'Sati Savitri' for pious lady who love her husband and family.

    • @dhanushr04
      @dhanushr04 4 роки тому +29

      @@hakimdiwan5101 i doubt it as the saying is 'sati savitri' which directly means wife (sati) savitri , and not 'sita savitri' which literally makes no sense , even though i agree that Sita went into flames to prove chastity to Ram but in tis story usually ram is praised rather than sita

    • @nafismubashir2479
      @nafismubashir2479 4 роки тому +51

      @@hakimdiwan5101 sati was the wife of shiva and first incarnation of adi parashakti

    • @abcxyz-
      @abcxyz- 4 роки тому +34

      @@hakimdiwan5101
      Sati
      Sita
      These are two different deities

    • @hakimdiwan5101
      @hakimdiwan5101 4 роки тому +2

      Yup you are right the title was for Savitri

    • @saigayatri4936
      @saigayatri4936 4 роки тому +2

      This story is different bro, this one's from Odisha's mythology.

  • @igiveuponnaming7082
    @igiveuponnaming7082 3 роки тому +1382

    That is why older women always "Sati-savitri" while blessing daughters who just got married

    • @danand75
      @danand75 3 роки тому +54

      Sati reminds me the practice of women burning themselves on their husband's pyre
      Edit : Guys ok I will correct myself
      Sati reminds of the hindu goddess and the practice

    • @sofvpgn
      @sofvpgn 3 роки тому +3

      Kpop Maze I guess xD?!

    • @lumossk3657
      @lumossk3657 3 роки тому +90

      Remember girls, when death comes to take your husbands, just say no very politely

    • @igiveuponnaming7082
      @igiveuponnaming7082 3 роки тому +13

      @@lumossk3657 BJHFJHFJK. I'll try

    • @vedaryan334
      @vedaryan334 3 роки тому +107

      Sati was a goddess , who was the wife of lord Shiva . Her father Daksha disliked Shiva and didn't want Sati to marry him , but she did it despite Daksha criticizing Shiva for his looks and sage like livelyhood. Some time later after Sati's marriage,.her father organised a big Yajna ( a ritual - fire sacrifice, which was a symbol of power ) and invited everyone but Sati and Shiva . Sati thought her father didn't invite because she was his daughter and didn't need those formalities, despite Shiva saying otherwise. She went there and was acknowledged by her family except her father. Daksha became furious seeing her , and humiliated her and Shiva openly in front of everyone. Sati then burned herself for her husband's honour and free herself from the blood relations with her father for his misdeed. Hence the ritual Sati ,(although this didn't originate it) which was performed in many parts of India (which is not a good ritual at all mind you) . Sati-Savitri are like the role model for being an ideal, strong wife according to Indian mythology, hence the blessings.
      Hope it explained everything.

  • @aperson849
    @aperson849 4 роки тому +2969

    The last time I was this early, Satyavan was still a prince.

  • @booombaaam2370
    @booombaaam2370 2 роки тому +75

    In the original story Savitri followed Yamraj and Yamraj offered her immense wealth and prosperity but she rejected and kept following her, the 2nd time Yamraj offered her a place in heaven but she rejected and kept following her.
    When reaching the gates of Yamlok(Kingdom of Yamraj) Yamraj again saw Savitri and told her to ask for a boon of her choice except her husband's life.
    She asked for her in-laws to see their grandchildren playing with golden toys in their royal palace. Yamraj agreed and began marching towards his Yamlok but then Satyavati asked how could he take her husband soul with him when he gave her the boon, now he have to stand by his words.
    Impressed by Savitri's wit and her devotion towards her husband he revived her husband.

    • @videogollumer
      @videogollumer 2 роки тому +5

      Considering the version you speak of along with the story Yudhishthira and His Dog PLUS the fact that Yamaraj is the Hindu god of justice as well as death, I now feel like he was testing Savitri all along.

  • @amitagadkari4990
    @amitagadkari4990 3 роки тому +576

    I love how savitri is showed as brown accuracy 100 she’s beautiful and brown

    • @kalarishiva3769
      @kalarishiva3769 3 роки тому +7

      Then marry her.

    • @gazibizi9504
      @gazibizi9504 3 роки тому +1

      Did you meet her? This is all just imagination, proper portrayal is non existent.

    • @amitagadkari4990
      @amitagadkari4990 3 роки тому +58

      Wow u guys really be here to hate huh

    • @amitagadkari4990
      @amitagadkari4990 3 роки тому +60

      @@gazibizi9504 I’m Indian and let me tell you I feel represented through the video as most Indian women are shades of brown

    • @charmib182
      @charmib182 3 роки тому +29

      @@gazibizi9504 that's what she's trying to say. that she loves how the video portrayed her with brown skin

  • @batsignal3469
    @batsignal3469 4 роки тому +949

    Now this is a princess that deserves an animated film!

  • @smartbaba1321
    @smartbaba1321 4 роки тому +18225

    Indian mythologies are filled with Strong female characters.

    • @avacado9689
      @avacado9689 3 роки тому +275

      Yes.

    • @farahanshaik8860
      @farahanshaik8860 3 роки тому +1951

      too bad our society doesn’t turn let that happen in reality

    • @nafijulalam
      @nafijulalam 3 роки тому +134

      Not really :")

    • @avacado9689
      @avacado9689 3 роки тому +73

      @@anshi5098 savage 🔥😂.

    • @sankarsah
      @sankarsah 3 роки тому +581

      @@anshi5098 A society where their women are put behind Niqab and their hairs are covered with Hijab to "Protect" them. I can't listen a complement from such people.

  • @subhashanvs3229
    @subhashanvs3229 2 роки тому +44

    My Telugu teacher told this story in class, when she was teaching ramayanam. She not only told about sati savitri but all the noble women.
    One of them was sati sumati. Who stopped sun for a whole day with her will power to save her husband.
    Women in India celebrate them. I specifically love these stories. My Telugu teacher always told us stories from epics. Miss those days.

  • @aditichaurasia630
    @aditichaurasia630 3 роки тому +17998

    Finally a story where the Princess saves the prince 😂

    • @kuhu7130
      @kuhu7130 3 роки тому +200

      I AGREEEE

    • @Alan_is_here
      @Alan_is_here 3 роки тому +916

      plenty of such stories in Indian Mythology. The "Prince saves the Day" is a Western Concept.

    • @aditichaurasia630
      @aditichaurasia630 3 роки тому +157

      @@Alan_is_here true

    • @smriti183
      @smriti183 3 роки тому +378

      U don't use the word "finally" for smth that has always been there. The Rupas of Maa Durga saved all the three lokas from asuras.🌺💞

    • @saragemmer9553
      @saragemmer9553 3 роки тому +118

      I mean Ariel did save Prince Eric's life. Most tales don't have the prince saving the princess but they are most popular so it thought of as an overused trope. There is Beauty and the Beast too, she may not be a princess but you know. People tend to focus on tales such as Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and Rapunzel. But there are many tales which have a princess save the prince or goes thru a journey without needing a man. If only people knew more about them. They are very good.

  • @somirishabh9820
    @somirishabh9820 4 роки тому +542

    This is so true! And in India we are so mesmerized with the story of Savitri and Satyavan that it is also used as a phrase. This is something beyond what kind of love and affection we see today. I adore this. This is really emotional and beautiful.

    • @ananya.a04
      @ananya.a04 4 роки тому +6

      Agreed. This kind of true and selfless love is hard to come by these days, but whenever I see it it melts my heart ❤️

    • @shanedoesyoutube8001
      @shanedoesyoutube8001 4 роки тому +6

      "till death do us part" as they say
      No wait, "even in death do I not give a fuk about parting" or not letting even the gods from cutting the red string sounds more suitable for Savitri

    • @mgA757
      @mgA757 4 роки тому +3

      Can you please share with me what the phrase is? Being an Indian, it's the first time I even hear such a story!

    • @kamille286
      @kamille286 4 роки тому +1

      Honestly I'm kinda mesmerized by this too. This is such a cool story, glad I heard it

    • @somirishabh9820
      @somirishabh9820 4 роки тому +1

      @@mgA757 Yes, well since we know the couple was very much devoted to one another and the wife was determined to bring back her husband. It is said "Be Savitri to your Satyawan"

  • @sayma160
    @sayma160 4 роки тому +2896

    Yamraj: *does his job*
    Savitri: *imma destroy your entire career*

  • @ssr786
    @ssr786 3 роки тому +279

    In many parts of India, the festival of Vat- Savitri is celebrated where married women wear new clothes and tie sacred thread around a Banyan tree to protect their partners from harm.🥺😊

    • @damunaik4
      @damunaik4 2 роки тому +8

      they missed out the banyan tree bit in this video no?

    • @kollurubharathsimha539
      @kollurubharathsimha539 2 роки тому

      Yes

    • @loki8303
      @loki8303 2 роки тому

      Bar puja

    • @ydl589
      @ydl589 Рік тому

      ​@@damunaik4it's a folk ritual that's why. Every ethnic community have different rituals which tells story of Princess savitri

  • @trueblueedits4673
    @trueblueedits4673 4 роки тому +711

    Death: I must kill--
    Her: "No" is the best I can do. Take it or leave it.
    Death: Understandable have a good day.

    • @saloni2244
      @saloni2244 2 роки тому

      These jokes are literally annoying 🙄😓😪

  • @enashmusthafa4724
    @enashmusthafa4724 3 роки тому +4974

    Savitri: "so you guys takingnotes? "
    Romeo&Juliet, rose and jack, literally every character in a sad romantic movie: "yes ma'am".
    Edit: Also I just found out there is a day celebrated in India about them, Vat savitri day. It's literally on every star plus drama I would've never known the story if I hadn't seen this 💯❤

    • @danand75
      @danand75 3 роки тому +115

      All those are the kids in the back

    • @melitabotelho2492
      @melitabotelho2492 3 роки тому +30

      But hey there is a diffrece between sad romantic movies n myths , you can't simply outwit death like that in Hollywood films they're more of reality whereas these are MYTHS

    • @Black.Spades
      @Black.Spades 3 роки тому +28

      In the story of Romeo and Juliet they were supposed to die. The point of the story was to have a tragic impact, and not a happy ending.

    • @ophelia4208
      @ophelia4208 3 роки тому +2

      LMAO

    • @dreamworld6649
      @dreamworld6649 3 роки тому +3

      ARMY💜

  • @YasminMadia
    @YasminMadia 3 роки тому +488

    That book was free distributed by the Brazilian government to high school students. I remember reading it for the first time and falling in love by the main character as she inspired me to be persistent and persuasive.

    • @merabeteixeira992
      @merabeteixeira992 3 роки тому +1

      Que livro? Preciso

    • @YasminMadia
      @YasminMadia 3 роки тому +3

      @@merabeteixeira992 A princesa que enganou a morte: e outros contos indianos por Silvia Branco e Sonia Forjaz.

    • @90amankumar81
      @90amankumar81 3 роки тому +13

      I know you don't like your current government but they have thanked us by
      Using another mythological character (Hanuman, the monkey god) when India sent vaccines.

    • @YasminMadia
      @YasminMadia 3 роки тому +17

      @@90amankumar81 I didn't knew that, thank you for the information. Indian culture is big in Brazil due to the premier of one of the most successful soap operas (telenovela) called "Caminho das Índias" in 2009 which approached a novel situated on the country. Bolsonaro's act was a minimum effort.

    • @atharvvir
      @atharvvir 3 роки тому +5

      Omg you should check out the Bhagwat Geeta you’re gonna love it!

  • @Cara-39
    @Cara-39 Рік тому +30

    I love that ancient Indian folklore is filled with women whose strength is seen as an asset, not something to conquer or hide

    • @Athato_Brahmajijnasa
      @Athato_Brahmajijnasa 5 місяців тому +1

      This isn't a folklore. It is from the scripture Mahabharata.

    • @user-yc9vx3nz5z
      @user-yc9vx3nz5z Місяць тому

      You mean Hindu. Say the damn word.

  • @hi_may730
    @hi_may730 4 роки тому +2702

    No one:
    Literally not a single soul:
    Prince and princess in old stories: *marries a random poor bystander*

    • @speedcat5477
      @speedcat5477 4 роки тому +23

      Corrrrrrect

    • @prakharchaudhary9797
      @prakharchaudhary9797 4 роки тому +61

      Not that he was poor , the focus was on his devotion .

    • @Sumirevins
      @Sumirevins 4 роки тому +72

      We in Hindus not focus on wealth we focus on Inner soul of the Person

    • @SleepIntoTheDiamondLife
      @SleepIntoTheDiamondLife 4 роки тому +142

      @@Sumirevins *dowry enters the chat* 😂

    • @Baladwitya
      @Baladwitya 4 роки тому +41

      @@SleepIntoTheDiamondLife Not all people take dowry.

  • @maddiemcnugget1076
    @maddiemcnugget1076 3 роки тому +3926

    Meanwhile in Greek mythology a dude couldn’t go up a flight of stairs without looking back to see if his lover was still there. 🙄

    • @Angel12068
      @Angel12068 3 роки тому +224

      Well, it was not stairs. He had to go trough the whole underworld back to where he came from. But yeah i get what you mean.
      Edit : And there's another version where he did suceded but turned around too quickly in joy

    • @feymusings294
      @feymusings294 3 роки тому +100

      @@Angel12068
      Orpheus was an amazing singer....very talented...his music brought tears in the eyes of gods and the very stones were said to have wept. In India we believe that his teacher or he himself had visited one of our universities and that he was an accomplished sage...his music was divine.

    • @iba5518
      @iba5518 3 роки тому +24

      @@Angel12068 true but he looked back while climbing the stairs lol

    • @siddarth3955
      @siddarth3955 3 роки тому +63

      To be fair there could be similar beautiful love stories in Greek Mythology and tragic ones in Hinduism as well. They are just too many to count ranging thousands of years of wisdoms of the old ...

    • @bookfren
      @bookfren 3 роки тому +1

      Orpheus

  • @aw_kanksha
    @aw_kanksha 4 роки тому +508

    genuinely appreciate for not portraying Savitri as a fairly skinned princess instead a brown one based on the background of the tale

    • @sagirahmed9309
      @sagirahmed9309 4 роки тому +22

      I read that she was from Madra kingdom, which is located in modern day Punjab. People in Punjab are fair skinned.

    • @shivamwasp
      @shivamwasp 4 роки тому +34

      @@sagirahmed9309 although even the fair skin indians do look kind of brown so this is apt I guess

    • @dd-hi1dm
      @dd-hi1dm 3 роки тому +12

      Ted Ed can never mess up the animation. They're perfect. 😅

    • @cvrcicvrcak3783
      @cvrcicvrcak3783 3 роки тому +21

      @@sagirahmed9309 Indians with fair skin are still quite dark

    • @theroyaletea
      @theroyaletea 3 роки тому +11

      @@sagirahmed9309 I'm a fair skinned punjabi, but Still i got some melanin whereas most of ppl i see around me are way more brown than me

  • @potterhead5250
    @potterhead5250 2 роки тому +58

    "United in a love that not even death could destroy" What an amazing story, amazing animation and amazing lines....this line literally gave me goosebumps! Bravo!!

    • @B.A.72.108
      @B.A.72.108 2 роки тому

      Trueeee
      It's about living Eternal by her way of conduct,it not easy to understand about Bharata/India n Rightiousness/Dharma etc
      It's oldest n profound scientific and eco-friendly lifestyle in the world 🌎...

  • @alexandermarsh918
    @alexandermarsh918 4 роки тому +3258

    Suitors: *go to court a wealthy, fair, benevolent maiden*
    Maiden: *is fair, wealthy, and benevolent*
    Suitors: *suprised pikachu face*

  • @adityashirolkar5038
    @adityashirolkar5038 4 роки тому +936

    You forgot to make Narada say "Narayan, Narayan"....

  • @MsJoee21
    @MsJoee21 4 роки тому +969

    Death: *takes Savitri's husband
    Savitri: I'm gonna end this man's whole career.

  • @poulomi__hari
    @poulomi__hari 2 роки тому +77

    "I wish my father in law could see his grandkids play on his golden throne."
    That was the one wish, with which she restored everything.

  • @pihusaurabh4262
    @pihusaurabh4262 4 роки тому +2111

    Please do more tales from India. We have a lot of them and it would be great if we can share it with people around the world.

    • @TM-my2dj
      @TM-my2dj 4 роки тому +22

      I second this

    • @LeucasAspera
      @LeucasAspera 4 роки тому +20

      Every country does

    • @sm92127
      @sm92127 4 роки тому +82

      @@LeucasAspera yea but I think the person was requesting more from India as the mythology from there isn't featured as much on this channel specifically

    • @louisvalencia5244
      @louisvalencia5244 4 роки тому +42

      I enjoy them very much, and im not indian

    • @科莫耳
      @科莫耳 4 роки тому

      @@TM-my2dj lmmmm.l.llmmmm.l.l.ll

  • @dhivyakayal6880
    @dhivyakayal6880 3 роки тому +3055

    So finally I have seen a princess brown rather than a porcelain white one....now I can die peacefully....😍

    • @thelivingdead1728
      @thelivingdead1728 3 роки тому +63

      You say that like everyone in India is brown.

    • @byron-ih2ge
      @byron-ih2ge 3 роки тому +5

      well ur query is valid

    • @sunilchavara4036
      @sunilchavara4036 3 роки тому +42

      @@thelivingdead1728 not really

    • @ParacetamolEdits
      @ParacetamolEdits 3 роки тому +43

      @@sunilchavara4036 yeah mostly are brown ! But it's genetics difference that makes them white

    • @baldeagle6236
      @baldeagle6236 3 роки тому +51

      Lol you never see tiana? 👁️👄👁️

  • @crix_b1047
    @crix_b1047 3 роки тому +588

    Imagine saving your husband and his kingdom in the same time, as the princess

    • @sayanhalder6752
      @sayanhalder6752 3 роки тому +35

      Mostly all female figures in Hinduism are strong

    • @sunilchavara4036
      @sunilchavara4036 3 роки тому +8

      That means the person is strong and determined. I dont think we need to divide and say specifically about a prince and princess.

    • @kollurubharathsimha539
      @kollurubharathsimha539 2 роки тому

      Indian female can do anything for thei family . Great indian women

    • @kollurubharathsimha539
      @kollurubharathsimha539 2 роки тому

      @@sayanhalder6752 99.99999%

  • @rabukaxen9595
    @rabukaxen9595 2 роки тому +103

    I love how Narada was smiling well he told this "Tragic prophecy", like he knew that things were about to go down.
    *He wanted to see the drama*

  • @NiffirgkcaJ
    @NiffirgkcaJ 3 роки тому +1183

    Finally, a story where Disney can't lay their hands on.

    • @gennew
      @gennew 3 роки тому +28

      What about Studio Ghibli then ..?

    • @mahzabinnn
      @mahzabinnn 3 роки тому +53

      @@gennew we would love it

    • @Yash-sn9fx
      @Yash-sn9fx 3 роки тому +16

      @@gennew Absolutely. Although then it would mean rule 34 would be activated, and I honestly can't bear the idea of that.

    • @cbicommentbureauofinternet5290
      @cbicommentbureauofinternet5290 3 роки тому +7

      @@Yash-sn9fx rule 34 for anything in the internet
      But we can ignore them
      Many rule 34 lord Shiva, Jesus , Mohammed

    • @ultimatebishoujo29
      @ultimatebishoujo29 3 роки тому +1

      So true

  • @yumnaminhaj9949
    @yumnaminhaj9949 3 роки тому +786

    Well this is one of those rare stories where the female character is strong and saves her prince instead of being a 'damsel in distress' . Inspirational too! ❤❤

    • @shahswatpandey5427
      @shahswatpandey5427 3 роки тому +73

      Well it's not rare in ancient Indian Culture.
      Women were presented as strong,stiff and persistent.

    • @eternallyseeking2666
      @eternallyseeking2666 3 роки тому +68

      In Indian mythology, we have many such examples. This isn't the only one. We have Sati, Durga, Kaali, Bhairavi and others...... Who are fierce and beautiful, at the same time. People in Bharat( India) have never been scared to show the strength and grace of women. Most of our goddesses are prayed for strength. Unlike Greek Mythology, where Mars is prayed as the God of War,
      in this culture, most of our Hindu kings, prayed and seeked blessings of Shakti and Kaali, before wars.
      This is how, our women were shown.
      But due to various foreign invasions, our culture has suffered deeply.
      I would suggest you to watch, the videos of Sadhguru, on the power of the feminine in Bharat. Thank you.

    • @ObitoUchiha10089
      @ObitoUchiha10089 3 роки тому +14

      @@eternallyseeking2666 To be fair, Kartikeya or Murugan is the Hindu counterpart of Ares or Mars. The God of War and the General of the Gods. *Deva-Senapati*
      But the Shakta Kings preferred Goddess Durga/Kali over Lord Kartikeya just like some Greek kings preferred Goddess Athena over Ares.

    • @aweirdoonyoutube299
      @aweirdoonyoutube299 3 роки тому +1

      @@eternallyseeking2666 Yep

    • @susmitabasu1549
      @susmitabasu1549 3 роки тому +4

      @@ObitoUchiha10089 i think you are more staking in one thing thats every form has a female energy in hinduism. Durga is that energy. Just some worshipped kartik and some worshipped durga. It is not a matter of choice and durga is bigger than kartikay

  • @artyartemis816
    @artyartemis816 3 роки тому +2765

    Savitri : the women who converted Yamraj into a Genie😂😂

  • @saanvimurali054
    @saanvimurali054 2 роки тому +18

    Love how the tiniest of details have been addressed, like skin color and the sindur after she's married

    • @user-yc9vx3nz5z
      @user-yc9vx3nz5z Місяць тому

      Sindoor with a bindi? Do you realize how ridiculous that is??? They erased the Hindu identity marker.

  • @thebrownengine9222
    @thebrownengine9222 3 роки тому +336

    While stories and movies used to be about princes saving their princesses, here we have a story from India, written millennia before where a princess saves her prince.

    • @Idontcare-qy9yb
      @Idontcare-qy9yb 3 роки тому +23

      That's our culture I would suggest you to read about Mahakaali hindu goddess she is the real face of all women

    • @thebrownengine9222
      @thebrownengine9222 3 роки тому +4

      @@Idontcare-qy9yb yes I've done that :)

    • @MrX-cw6nx
      @MrX-cw6nx 3 роки тому +5

      @@thebrownengine9222 Our most powerful weapon is named after goddess Kali

    • @thebrownengine9222
      @thebrownengine9222 3 роки тому +2

      @@MrX-cw6nx what is the name?

    • @MrX-cw6nx
      @MrX-cw6nx 3 роки тому +4

      @@thebrownengine9222 Kali 5000 and Kali 1 Million in development

  • @ceryshembury6346
    @ceryshembury6346 4 роки тому +248

    The voice of the narrator is so soothing

  • @Jackie_Chan-w2m
    @Jackie_Chan-w2m 3 роки тому +2982

    Disney: Write that down write that down 😂😂😂

  • @imtiazu8
    @imtiazu8 3 роки тому +90

    That's Indian mythology for you guys. Relentless and strong female characters. Not the damsel in distresses the "modern" European literature provided ..

    • @Mod_on_exp
      @Mod_on_exp 2 роки тому +5

      Yes. If one reads Mahabharata, the mental strength and uprightness of the princess Draupadi may astound them.

    • @idkatthispoint-s9s
      @idkatthispoint-s9s Рік тому +5

      I've noticed it's mostly the Muslims calling these things 'mythology' it's deeply offensive to Hindus as this stuff has been around as our reality for centuries before Abrahamic faiths, and when they came they deemed our culture as mythological. Please correct your words.

    • @HyperSarcasticAvocado
      @HyperSarcasticAvocado Рік тому

      True, I just wish they'd have one for us science nerds about the creation of the airplane and cell phone many millennia ago

    • @chocolatecake9239
      @chocolatecake9239 10 місяців тому +1

      @@idkatthispoint-s9sdo you realise all ancient stories are considered mythical or legendary because in older times humans didn’t record history as it is. They wrote it in the form of poetry and exaggerated many things. It was around the time of Buddha I think when humans started writing history factually. And it’s not just muslims, it’s the term that most historians use. No need to get offended dude. Adam and Eve are also mythical….

    • @IndusRex-y4t
      @IndusRex-y4t 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@chocolatecake9239you dare to say Quran and Bible as a mythology and you will have hordes of abrahamics running after your life🤣

  • @torifelten9066
    @torifelten9066 4 роки тому +574

    I love that these myths usually have a strong female character.

    • @shashidharchaudhary6249
      @shashidharchaudhary6249 4 роки тому +46

      For us , this is history

    • @torifelten9066
      @torifelten9066 4 роки тому +15

      @@shashidharchaudhary6249 True.

    • @purooshresth7809
      @purooshresth7809 3 роки тому +24

      That's Bharat to you my friend. We've always respected women.

    • @hashim2586
      @hashim2586 3 роки тому

      or a rather annoyingly persistent one

    • @theroyaletea
      @theroyaletea 3 роки тому +17

      @@purooshresth7809 not always but our female role models from Scriptures were really strong

  • @ram333
    @ram333 3 роки тому +568

    Death: Stalks satyavan
    Savitri : Uno reverse!

  • @vintagetea7571
    @vintagetea7571 3 роки тому +2622

    Indian mythology/history had strong women like Savitri, Sita, Yashomati, Durga, Rani laxmi bhai, satyabhama, Kaali, draupadi, rudrama devi, nur jahan, rani durgavati, razia sultana etc
    But due to invasion, colonization and mixing differentcultures, women were oppressed 💔

    • @finazmokhtar5309
      @finazmokhtar5309 3 роки тому +51

      i watched the show version of razia sultan and it was truly a superb story

    • @pink.admist
      @pink.admist 3 роки тому +3

      Yes

    • @sarthak1109
      @sarthak1109 3 роки тому +34

      Draupadi ke nam se dar lagta hei mahabharat dekhne ke batt 😂😂😂

    • @pratikb8131
      @pratikb8131 3 роки тому +36

      "Draupadi" the women that caused whole Mahabharat

    • @ft.shraddha2154
      @ft.shraddha2154 3 роки тому +23

      💯 agreed and also add Ahilyabai Holkar's name in the list .

  • @ditsaroy6087
    @ditsaroy6087 2 роки тому +15

    Its lovely to see how everyone had their own ending to the story passed down from their mother/grandmother but amazingly all of it actually points to the same fact ..... 😍😍

  • @abhi23711
    @abhi23711 4 роки тому +799

    This shows how our literature itself is witness of women empowerment in ancient times. 'Swayamvar' meaning choosing your partner at your will.

    • @ujjwalbajpai5935
      @ujjwalbajpai5935 4 роки тому +109

      Yeah, they didn't show her as a needy disney princess. She outwitted the terrifying god of death. She's a force to be reckoned with

    • @vijaynyaya6603
      @vijaynyaya6603 4 роки тому +44

      you are being swayed by sampling bias and confirmation bias. I wonder if they would have held a swayanvar for a vaishya or a shudra.

    • @Sun.Shine-
      @Sun.Shine- 4 роки тому +45

      Only happened to priviledged aristocratic ladies at the time! Not every "indian girls" had such option! 😑

    • @rohitmishra4640
      @rohitmishra4640 4 роки тому +21

      @@vijaynyaya6603 i'm pretty sure there would be no documentation even if they could afford one.

    • @Imnothere59
      @Imnothere59 4 роки тому

      Loda

  • @TristanSamuel
    @TristanSamuel 4 роки тому +701

    "Rejecting many men along the way"
    -Author of this lesson

    • @jtiumproductions7629
      @jtiumproductions7629 4 роки тому +4

      lmao

    • @notalanjoseph
      @notalanjoseph 4 роки тому +2

      Can someone explain

    • @NovaRanger007
      @NovaRanger007 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah.. let me in on this joke too, I don't get it..

    • @NovaRanger007
      @NovaRanger007 4 роки тому +1

      @Abhiraj Ratna Yes Abhiraj, we got that part...
      "Author of this lesson" is what we don't get..

    • @mgA757
      @mgA757 4 роки тому

      @@NovaRanger007 Same here!🤧

  • @Neet-gl5ch
    @Neet-gl5ch 4 роки тому +162

    I love how this is just the opposite of many stories we listen to where the Prince saves the Princess.

    • @kalarishiva3769
      @kalarishiva3769 3 роки тому

      Yamaraj saved them both, the princess didn't do much.

    • @Neet-gl5ch
      @Neet-gl5ch 3 роки тому +11

      @@kalarishiva3769 well if walking barefoot in the scorching sun counts as nothing, yes...
      Although, I do think that Hinduism is more about symbolism. It is not her character but what she represents that matters. I am just saying that her role is unconventional.

    • @rashityagi8460
      @rashityagi8460 3 роки тому +2

      @@kalarishiva3769 if u r a Hindu ,then u r such a shame to our religion.

  • @meenakshi_007
    @meenakshi_007 2 роки тому +14

    Can we all agree to the fact that this is an ACTUAL love story and way way better than "Romeo and Juliet"??? Like THIS is what love is!

    • @nabaninandi4140
      @nabaninandi4140 2 роки тому +3

      You need to be loyal to your husband for this ritual...god of death is also god of truth...so he never breaks promise...be careful what you ask from him...

  • @nekochan1840
    @nekochan1840 3 роки тому +135

    Is someone going to acknowledge how beautifully the music is created, it's so refreshing to see Indian mythology getting some love 😊 Thank you, huge respect for the narrator.

    • @RRC879
      @RRC879 3 роки тому +3

      It's like Krishna's bansuri

    • @SharmanRaj
      @SharmanRaj 3 роки тому +1

      The original soundtrack is available in youtube now! Search ' Savitri and Satyavan ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack )

    • @SharmanRaj
      @SharmanRaj 3 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/mrBttQza0AI/v-deo.html this is the linkkk

    • @sharvanisivakumar4792
      @sharvanisivakumar4792 3 роки тому +2

      not to mention - the accurate pronunciations of the names by the narrator! so refreshing to see the Rs actually pronounced

  • @devriana
    @devriana 3 роки тому +702

    I'm here to watch the story of the lady I was named for 😯
    SHE'S COOL

    • @GauravSharma-je4rj
      @GauravSharma-je4rj 3 роки тому +17

      U r probably Indonesian. Right

    • @devriana
      @devriana 3 роки тому +14

      @@GauravSharma-je4rj yes I am

    • @GauravSharma-je4rj
      @GauravSharma-je4rj 3 роки тому +54

      @@devriana I see most of the Indonesians still keep names in Sanskrit, any specific reason.

    • @Sanatani_kattar
      @Sanatani_kattar 3 роки тому +32

      @@GauravSharma-je4rj to respect ancestors

    • @byron-ih2ge
      @byron-ih2ge 3 роки тому +58

      @@devriana its so easy to recognise indonesian names they just stand apart , whenever an indian sees a fimiliar name but still it feels unfimiliar we safely assume that its an indonesian name 😂

  • @soofascinating
    @soofascinating 4 роки тому +3242

    Foreign Media : portrays brown Indians god as brown skin.
    Bollywood: portrays brown indian god as Fair skin.

    • @pranavanmanohar
      @pranavanmanohar 4 роки тому +263

      Finally someone said it.

    • @sreejasrivaram8250
      @sreejasrivaram8250 4 роки тому +211

      Yaaas... fair skin is so much in demand here that I am not even getting any appropriate foundation for my skin in the market..😢

    • @sahdevrai3368
      @sahdevrai3368 4 роки тому +218

      They show Krishna as fair as white britisher.

    •  4 роки тому +135

      @@sahdevrai3368 lord Krishna isnt fair coloured, the lord's skin colour tone was dark.

    • @mayankbisht7691
      @mayankbisht7691 4 роки тому +139

      This shows ingrained racialism in India.

  • @rahmadifajarhimawan4934
    @rahmadifajarhimawan4934 3 роки тому +70

    Same like Mahabarata and Ramayana, story of Savitri is also known in Indonesia (although its not as popular as the two epic). Javanese shadow puppet show sometimes depict this story. We know the character as "Dewi Sawitri" & "Bambang Setiawan".

    • @aryamadamwar4820
      @aryamadamwar4820 2 роки тому +2

      It's Devi not dewi

    • @rahmadifajarhimawan4934
      @rahmadifajarhimawan4934 2 роки тому +8

      @@aryamadamwar4820 Yess thank you for correcting me.... I use "Dewi" since that's how Indonesian pronounce the sanskrit "Devi".. 🙏

    • @shreyansengupta2594
      @shreyansengupta2594 2 роки тому +7

      @@rahmadifajarhimawan4934 NO probs, its your dialect speak it as it is, its dewi in Indonesian way. so its okay even to speak dewi similarly in bengali we say debi. Same.

    • @ydl589
      @ydl589 Рік тому

      ​@@aryamadamwar4820it's fine until not written in Sanskrit script

  • @Phenomenalbeing7
    @Phenomenalbeing7 3 роки тому +86

    I love how they showed Narada. smirking and smiling.

    • @atharvagawkar4827
      @atharvagawkar4827 3 роки тому +20

      i just wanted him to say 'narayan narayan' once

    • @chitandaeru411
      @chitandaeru411 3 роки тому +3

      @@atharvagawkar4827 me too😂

    • @coltcolt1481
      @coltcolt1481 3 роки тому

      @@atharvagawkar4827 narayan narayan ji

  • @ARS1508
    @ARS1508 3 роки тому +136

    I have always loved TED animations. But this one specially stole my heart due to accurate portrayal of India which is seen in clothing of characters and background. Looked like a scene from childhood indian animated shows I used to watch. Kudos to the team!

  • @shrishti6406
    @shrishti6406 4 роки тому +520

    She wanted to marry her 'EQUAL' and said 'NO'
    She is whole other mood..

    • @slimy6316
      @slimy6316 3 роки тому +10

      How old are you 10? 11? Maybe im being a bit harsh maybe your 12?

    • @shrishti6406
      @shrishti6406 3 роки тому +8

      @@slimy6316 I am 23 ,why u ask

    • @slimy6316
      @slimy6316 3 роки тому +8

      @@shrishti6406 you sound like a 12 year old

    • @dr.zamanritu9033
      @dr.zamanritu9033 3 роки тому +48

      @@slimy6316 wow now youtube has voice feature

    • @captainaryan26
      @captainaryan26 3 роки тому +10

      @@dr.zamanritu9033 true that person's a blockhead

  • @Howlsprincess
    @Howlsprincess Рік тому +11

    What I absolutely love about this story and the lesson that I personally learnt is the show of sheer determination in the face of adversity. Love, respect and loyalty are all important themes but Savitri's unwavering courage is what I always wish for. In fact the more you read Indian mythology, this is a recurring theme- to never give up and keep trying.

    • @user-yc9vx3nz5z
      @user-yc9vx3nz5z Місяць тому

      HINDU SCRIPTURES. It's Hindu. Say the freaking word and stop erasing the origin.

    • @pgg-y4n
      @pgg-y4n 22 дні тому

      @@user-yc9vx3nz5z no one denied that these are Hindu scriptures neither is the word mythology erasing anything. Stop making everything about your busted ego.

  • @stephlala094
    @stephlala094 3 роки тому +209

    0:46 I love how those horses walk, SLAAAYYYYYYY.

  • @potatochop7109
    @potatochop7109 3 роки тому +330

    Death: I’ve come for your husband
    Savitri: I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that

  • @dev-b2976
    @dev-b2976 3 роки тому +335

    Death: You can't escape me!
    Savitri: *Are you sure about that*

    • @MrLikea8055
      @MrLikea8055 3 роки тому +17

      Death : You can't escape me
      Savirti: No, YOU can't escape me.

    • @ashborn104
      @ashborn104 Рік тому +3

      why did i imagine the animated character saying this in john cena's voice😭

  • @Snooggg
    @Snooggg 3 роки тому +79

    Finally..... a story where the Princess saved the Prince.
    DISNEY: we can't allow this to happen !!!!!

  • @theblaze5530
    @theblaze5530 3 роки тому +1137

    Rose: Jack died to save me.
    Juliet: Romeo killed himself because he didn't want to live without me and then I killed myself because I didn't want to live without him either.
    Savitri: Amateurs
    "What was that punk?"
    Savitri: *Amateurs*

  • @halwaffles
    @halwaffles 3 роки тому +58

    This is honestly pretty epic. I love hearing legends from around the world.

  • @omegadeadpool4987
    @omegadeadpool4987 4 роки тому +390

    Really liked this story, I'm really into the Japanese and Indian myths and folklore

    • @girig7653
      @girig7653 4 роки тому +1

      Because they are many similarities Indian and Japanese culture.

    • @omegadeadpool4987
      @omegadeadpool4987 4 роки тому +1

      @@girig7653 Every Culture has similarities tho. The Number of Similarities between many African and Norse myths is uncanny especially when Anasi & Loki are concerned. Ramayana & Journey to the West have a lot of similarities, but that's mostly the Hinduism rubbing off from Buddism so it makes sense why mythologies are similar

    • @girig7653
      @girig7653 4 роки тому +2

      @@omegadeadpool4987 They are not mythologies.

    • @omegadeadpool4987
      @omegadeadpool4987 4 роки тому

      @@girig7653
      Which aren't?

    • @girig7653
      @girig7653 4 роки тому +2

      @@omegadeadpool4987 Ramayanam is not a mythology.

  • @abdulsamiarab5506
    @abdulsamiarab5506 3 роки тому +74

    Third wish exist***
    Savitri: what I am about to do is what called a progamer move.

  • @flgnsngh
    @flgnsngh 3 роки тому +593

    People having successful negotiation with Gods and I couldn't even meet my sales target on time

    • @kitchens222
      @kitchens222 3 роки тому +12

      Regime when higher consciouness of spirituality exists among humans.......this is the third birth of earth(indian mythology)

    • @aweirdoonyoutube299
      @aweirdoonyoutube299 3 роки тому

      Yeah man
      We run around 💰 money
      And Marks

    • @tanushreebubna2312
      @tanushreebubna2312 3 роки тому

      I laughed sooooo hard! Thank you for this!!

  • @gourisree9991
    @gourisree9991 4 роки тому +1179

    There are so many badass women in Hindu mythology....

    • @nithishnithish504
      @nithishnithish504 4 роки тому +45

      It would be great if ted ed did videos on tenali Raman and panchatantra stories

    • @paxonite-7bd5
      @paxonite-7bd5 4 роки тому +15

      @Avisha M there is a version of ramayan from west Bengal which is close to this.

    • @justanotheridiot0
      @justanotheridiot0 4 роки тому +27

      @Avisha M according to one legend rama didn't kill ravana, Ram just sent him somewhere where Sita maa killed him in her aggressive form

    • @RanjanaS_23
      @RanjanaS_23 4 роки тому +16

      @Y B yeah.. it's history not mythology

    • @abhijeetraut6427
      @abhijeetraut6427 4 роки тому +20

      @@justanotheridiot0 Yes, one popular version, whose name I don't remember, says that Sita Mata is indeed a warrior princess who could kill all demons hy her might, but she had waited for Ram to kill all other demons and then she finally kills Ravan on the day every other demon is slained by Rama.

  • @sahilsatishpandit4083
    @sahilsatishpandit4083 3 роки тому +1021

    I don't want to become a millionaire but want a wife like savitri.

  • @sheffalisharma5718
    @sheffalisharma5718 3 роки тому +34

    Indian mythology is filled with beautiful complex stories like these ! Thanks for animating it so beautifully❤️❤️

    • @ultimatebishoujo29
      @ultimatebishoujo29 3 роки тому +2

      I’d love to hear more

    • @idkatthispoint-s9s
      @idkatthispoint-s9s Рік тому +1

      It. Is. Not. Mythology. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

    • @sheffalisharma5718
      @sheffalisharma5718 Рік тому

      @@idkatthispoint-s9s well i hope that you work towards finding the evidence of the presence of the facts that prove mythology and help us accept this story as a fact based in history and not mythology. We will wait , till then we will keep this story in the category of mythology 💪

    • @itsoblivion8124
      @itsoblivion8124 10 місяців тому

      ​@@idkatthispoint-s9s it is bro.

  • @keddrikyvan
    @keddrikyvan 3 роки тому +247

    *Death arrives*
    Savitiri: No
    Orpheus: *Wait that was illegal?!*

  • @hanubansal13
    @hanubansal13 4 роки тому +232

    Let's take a moment to appreciate the narrator for her Indian pronunciations 👏

    • @Abhigya716
      @Abhigya716 4 роки тому +8

      Yes. Pretty spot on. But let's note that it's probably because the directors are Indian! They deserve the credit too.

    • @hanubansal13
      @hanubansal13 4 роки тому +3

      @@Abhigya716 Absolutely ✌️

    • @devanshvajpeyee8440
      @devanshvajpeyee8440 4 роки тому +6

      Yesss.....it was soooo satisfying as she pronounced "Narad", "Yamraj", "Savitri", "Savitr", "Satyavan" correctly

  • @deepasinghal4729
    @deepasinghal4729 3 роки тому +71

    Needed this so much right now! Our Indian scriptures are filled with stories of grit and valour and wit but lost and locked up in Sanskrit. Thanks so much! Girls need not say yes to anyone just because they are male, but should go and actively seek for that right someone :) Same goes for men.

    • @XyzXyz-ir2gr
      @XyzXyz-ir2gr 2 роки тому +1

      Dont say locked up in sanskirt we just lost sanskirt. Sanskirt is most beautiful.