I will give half of my own life to revive Pramadvara.
Pramadvara
his wife
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Appears in 3 substories
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Minor
Sage Sthulakesha finds and adopts the infant PramadvaraCh. 8
The apsara Menaka leaves her newborn daughter on a riverbank and vanishes. The sage Sthulakesha finds the radiant infant, a child who looks like an immortal's, and is moved by compassion to raise her as his own.
Supporting
Ruru falls in love with Pramadvara, who is killed by a snakeCh. 8
Ruru sees Pramadvara in the hermitage and is smitten; their marriage is arranged. But days before the wedding, driven by destiny, Pramadvara steps on a coiled snake and is killed instantly by its venomous bite.
Minor
Ruru Bargains with a Divine Messenger to Revive PramadvaraCh. 9
Ruru's beloved Pramadvara lies dead, and his grief-stricken pleas cannot bring her back. A divine messenger appears with a terrible bargain: Pramadvara can live again, but only if Ruru gives her half of his own life.