A retelling of the third tale from Baital Paichisi, where King Rupson tests warrior Burbar's loyalty, leading to a profound test of devotion and virtue.
Baital Pachchisi TalesThis episode presents the third story from the Baital Paichisi collection, featuring King Rupson of Bardwan who hires warrior Burbar for an extraordinary daily wage of a thousand tollas of gold. Rather than living lavishly, Burbar gives most of the gold away to holy people, pilgrims, and the poor, while faithfully serving as the king's night guard. When the royal glory appears as a weeping woman warning of the king's doom, she demands a sacrifice at the temple of Devi to save him. Burbar and his entire family willingly offer their lives for their king's safety. Moved by this ultimate devotion, King Rupson intervenes, and the goddess Devi restores the family while rewarding Burbar with half the kingdom. The episode concludes with the sprite's riddle asking King Vikram to identify who showed the greatest virtue among the five characters, with Vikram correctly identifying the king as most virtuous for valuing righteousness over his own survival.
Psyche narrates the sixth tale from Baital Pachisi, where King Vikram must solve a riddle about identity after a goddess restores two men to life with their heads switched.
The first tale from Baital Paichisi, where Prince Baj Rau falls in love with Princess Padmavati through silent gestures at a lotus pond, leading to a story of coded communication and the wisdom of King Vikram.
Episode 113 presents the eighth tale from Baital Pachchisi, where King Vikram hears a story about loyalty, service, and virtue through the tale of a neglected courtier Karam Deva who proves his worth to an inattentive king.
Psyche narrates the second tale from Baital Paschisi, where a beautiful woman dies from a snake bite and three suitors each take different paths of devotion, leading to her eventual resurrection and a riddle about rightful ownership.
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