# Princess Padmavati — Vikram and the Vampire character guide

> Princess Padmavati in Vikram and the Vampire by Richard F. Burton.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Padmavati, The Princess Padmavati, the beautiful Padmavati

**First appearance:** 0005-the-vampire-s-first-story

## Snapshot

A princess whose beauty ignites a prince's ruinous devotion, becoming the prize and peril at the heart of a Baital tale.

## Who they are

Princess Padmavati is the beloved whose image drives Vajramukut to fever and folly, the still center around which his longing spins. Her beauty is celebrated, but her silence and distance make her a riddle the prince cannot solve alone. She anchors the tale's meditation on desire, since possessing her demands cunning as much as passion.

## In the story

### [The Vampire's First Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/vikram_and_the_vampire_se/chapters/the-vampire-s-first-story)

Daughter of King Dantawat, who reciprocates Vajramukut's love and is later banished for alleged witchcraft.

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