This is a passionate tale of self-effacing and self-sacrificing love of Suraj Mukhi for her husband, Nagendra; innocent and pure love of Kunda Nandani for Nagendra; lust of Debendra for Kunda Nandani; undying love of Nagendra for Suraj Mukhi clouded by his infatuation for Kunda Nandani. (Summary by Vineymala)
Chapters
1 Nagendra's Journey by Boat 13 min 2 ''Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before'' 9 min 3 Of Many Subjects 9 min 4 Tara Charan 6 min 5 Oh! Lotus- Eyed Who Art Thou? 11 min 6 The Reader Has A Cause For Great Displeasure 4 min 7 Hari Dasi Boisnavi 14 min 8 The Babu 10 min 9 Suraja Mukhi`s Letter 8 min 10 The Sprout 14 min 11 Caught At Last 6 min 12 Hira 7 min 13 NO 10 min 14 Like To Like 9 min 15 The Forlorn One 12 min 16 Hira`s Envy 9 min 17 Hira`s Quarrel. The Bud Of The Poison Tree 10 min 18 The Caged Bird 10 min 19 Descent 7 min 20 Good News 13 min 21 Suraj Mukhi And Kamal Mani 9 min 22 What Is The Poison Tree? 4 min 23 The Search 5 min 24 Every Sort Of Happiness Is Fleeting 5 min 25 The Fruit Of The Poison Tree 8 min 26 The Signs Of Love 9 min 27 By The Roadside 6 min 28 Is There Hope ? 8 min 29 Hira's Poison Tree Has Blossomed 4 min 30 News Of Suraj Mukhi 11 min 31 Though All Else Dies, Suffering Dies Not 11 min 32 The Fruit Of Hira's Poison Tree 5 min 33 Hira's Grandmother 5 min 34 A Dark House: A Dark Life 6 min 35 The Return 16 min 36 Explanation 3 min 37 The Simpleton And The Serpent 7 min 38 The Catastrophe 4 min 39 Kunda's Tongue Is Loosened 5 min 40 The End 5 min