Satyavati

After the marriage, the sage Bhrigu visits his son Richika and daughter-in-law Satyavati. Delighted, he offers her a boon. She asks for sons for herself and her mother. Bhrigu instructs them to embrace separate trees at their seasons — but they mix up the trees, and the consequences ripple through generations.

King Gadhi, dwelling in the forest, has a daughter named Satyavati who is like an apsara. The Bhargava sage Richika wishes to marry her, but Gadhi demands a bride price of a thousand swift white horses, each with one black ear. Richika agrees, obtains the horses from Varuna, and marries Satyavati in the presence of the gods.