Savitri said: The die falls but once and the daughter can once be bestowed. The words "I bestow" are uttered but once and once only these three things occur.
सावित्र्युवाच सकृदंशो निपतति सकृत् कन्या प्रदीयते। सकृदाह ददानीति त्रीण्येतानि सकृत् सकृत्॥