She requested Yayati to give her a child. Many years passed by, and then one-day, Sarmishta came to Yayati. You may also like: All About Vishnu Purana and Its Teachings Finally, Yayati married Devayani and took care of her well. However, he should not maintain a physical relationship with her. Sukracharya gives his consent and tells Yayati that he should take care of Sarmishta too. So, Devayani introduced Yayati to her father Sukracharya and tells him that she wanted to marry Yayati. However, Yayati feared Sukracharya and tells Devayani that he will marry her when her father agrees as he believed that it is not Dharma for a King to marry a Brahmin girl. So, Devayani introduced Sarmishta as her slave.ĭevayani wanted that Yayati should become her husband as he had helped her to get out of the well by holding her hand. He saw Sarmishta and was attracted by her beauty. There she meets Yayati again who had come for hunting. So, she agreed to this and became Devayani’s maidservant.Īfter some days, Devayani went on a picnic in the forest along with her servants that included Sarmishta. Sarmishta also wanted to save the kingdom. When Sarmishta’s father, Vrushaparva, came to know about this state of affairs, he too agreed to this as he did not want to threaten the security of his kingdom, which was depended upon the sage counsel of Devayani’s father, Sukracharya.
She resolved to make Sarmishta her servant. Later Yayati came to the well for water and helped Devayani to climb out of it.ĭevayani was furious with Sarmishta and resolved to take revenge for trying to kill her by throwing her into the well. She threw the naked Devayani into a well and left the forest with her entourage. She also made slur on her father, Vrushaparva. When Devayani returned and saw Sarmishta wearing her sari, she scolded Sarmishta for her mistake. Once they had taken a bath, Sarmishta wore Devayani’s sari instead. One day Sarmishta and Devayani go to bathe in a forest pool that was not far from their home. Puru was his son by Sarmishta, and Yadu was his son by Devayani. His second wife was Devayani, who was the loving daughter of the Asura guru Sukracharya. He was married to Sarmishta, who was the daughter of the Asura king Vrushaparva.
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