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Summary Of: YayatiKing Yayati happened to pass by... Devyani had been secretly in love with Yayati as he had once rescued her from a dry well... He however warned Yayati that he should never let Sharmishtha share his bed... One day Yayati happened to pass by Ashok Vatika where Sharmishtha lived... that she belonged to a royal family and Yayati could marry her... Yayati got two sons from Devyani... Yayati also got three sons from Sharmishtha... Devyani came to know about the relationship of Yayati and Sharmishtha and their three sons she felt shocked and betrayed... As soon as Shukracharya uttered his curse Yayati became an old man... only concession he could give was that if Yayati wanted he could give his old age to someone and take their youth from them... Yayati was relieved at the reprieve he was given and confident that his sons would willingly... Yayati went back to his kingdom... Yayati requested all his five sons one by one to give their youth to him to... So Yayati took the youth of Puru and enjoyed all the subjects...Encyclodia Page On: Yayati
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