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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.
Baital Pachchisi TalesThis episode continues the Baital Pachchisi series with a morality tale about Karam Deva, a young Rajput who spends a year trying unsuccessfully to gain audience with King Gundip. When the king becomes lost during a hunt, only Karam Deva follows faithfully, leading to a conversation about fate, service, and the nature of worthiness. The king tests Karam Deva's resourcefulness and loyalty, then rewards him with high office. The story takes a supernatural turn when Karam Deva encounters a mysterious woman at a seaside temple who transports him home through magical waters. When the king meets this woman, she offers to obey any command, leading the king to order her to marry his servant. The sprite concludes by asking King Vikram whose virtue was greater - the master or servant. Vikram answers that the servant's virtue was greater because he promoted another's interests while having his own concerns, demonstrating that true merit lies not in giving when it's your duty, but in selfless service when you have your own burdens to bear.
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.
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.
Psyche tells the seventh tale from the Baital Pachisi, where King Vikram must solve a riddle about which of four suitors should marry a beautiful princess who demands beauty, strength, and knowledge.
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