Satyavati asks the goddess Santoshi to send her a husband and she gets romantic idler Biraj. He is ostracised by his family by naturally preferring love and poetry to work and is packed off to find his fortune in the world. Satyavati meanwhile is treated abominably by Biraj`s sisters-in-law who refuse her food and even refuse to give her an offering for Santoshi. In a genuinely moving musical interlude Satyavati makes an impassioned appeal to Santoshi for help while far away Biraj is being seduced by Geeta who has far too much sugar in her diet. Santoshi comes to earth herself to sort out the problems of her dedicated disciple