Traditional celebration of Mithila's King Shiva Singha's (Bannerjee/Kapoor) love for his spouse whereas chronicling the affect of the pacifist court docket poet Bidyapati (Sanyal). Invited to the royal court docket by the king, Bidyapati arrives together with his devoted follower Anuradha (Kanan Devi). Queen Laxmi (Chhaya Devi) falls in love with the poet, a lot to the misery of the king. The king falls unwell and begins neglecting his royal duties till Anuradha persuades him that real love doesn't want reciprocation. The queen, equally distressed by her divided loyalties, contemplates suicide, inspired by the prime minister who's nervous by the nefarious impression of Bidyapati's poetry on the king.
