One-line: princess who follows Yama into death and wins her husband back with courage and intelligence.
First seen / best remembered: Book 9 (Book 9 retelling; atlas: ). Name trap: this Savitri is the human heroine in the Yama story; Gayatri/Savitri as mantra-Goddess is tracked in .
Who they are: Savitri is both a Goddess-form and a human heroine. In Book 9, the story of Princess Savitri and Satyavan becomes the frame for Yama’s teaching about karma, hells, gifts, liberation, and devotion. She is the person who keeps walking after death itself says stop.
What they do that matters:
- Chooses Satyavan even after learning he is doomed.
- Follows Yama and keeps speaking until boons restore her husband.
- Draws out one of the book’s biggest teachings on karma and devotion.
Other names: None in this storybook layer.
Family / lineage (when relevant): Daughter of King Ashvapati; wife of Satyavan.