Ep. 3: The Boy Who Spared the Snakes

A bride dies of snakebite. Her groom swears to kill every snake. Then one speaks to him.

The story so far

Before we reach the king, Sauti said, you must meet a family of sages. Long ago, the sage Bhrigu was away from home when a demon carried off his wife. The fire god had told the demon where to find her. Bhrigu was so angry he cursed fire itself to devour everything, clean or unclean. The gods had to soften ...