Savitri/Satyavan legend

[Adam Bowles]

Anita Ray recently completed a doctoral dissertation on this subject at La
Trobe University.  For the next few weeks she will be in Europe for the
World Sanskrit Conference.  You can contact her when she returns at
A.Ray at latrobe.edu.au.


Adam Bowles
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia.


-----Original Message-----
From: Narayan S. Raja <raja at IFA.HAWAII.EDU>
To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK>
Date: Friday, 7 April 2000 6:40
Subject: Savitri/Satyavan legend


>References to the story of Savitri and Satyavan are
>found in classical Sanskrit texts such as the Mahabharatha
>as well as the Ramayana.  How old is this legend, i.e.,
>what is the earliest text in which there is
>a reference to this specific legend?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>
>Raja.
>