Yayati: A Classical Tale of LustWinner of the Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi Awards. The story of Yayati is perhaps one of the most intriguing and fascinating episodes of Mahabharata. Yayati was a great scholar and one of the noblest rulers of olden times. He followed the shastras and was devoted to the welfare of his subjects. Even the King of Gods, Indra, held him in high esteem. Married to seductively beautiful Devyani, in love with her maid Sharmishtha, and father of five sons from two women, yet Yayati unabashedly declares, 'My lust for pleasure is unsatisfied...'. His quest for the carnal continued, sparing not even his youngest son, and exchanging his old age for his son's youth... |
Contents
Section 1 | 5 |
Section 2 | 10 |
Section 3 | 11 |
Section 4 | 13 |
Section 5 | 32 |
Section 6 | 36 |
Section 7 | 80 |
Section 8 | 95 |
Section 13 | 163 |
Section 14 | 164 |
Section 15 | 165 |
Section 16 | 169 |
Section 17 | 186 |
Section 18 | 204 |
Section 19 | 215 |
Section 20 | 218 |
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Agastya Alaka Anita Desai Aryavarta ascetic Ashokavan asked beautiful blessing body brother brought chariot child curse dance darkness Dasyus death demons Devayani door dream duty eighteen eyes Father fear felt flowers forget fragrance girl going golden hair hand happiness head heard heart hermitage Himalayas horse husband Indra indulgence Kacha Khushwant Singh King Nahusha King of Hastinapur King Vrishaparva King Yayati kingdom kiss Kshatriya lips live looked Lopamudra Madhav Mahabharata Maharishi Angiras Maharishi Shukra maid maiden Majesty Majesty's Mandar mind moon Mukulika never night opened palace penance pleasure power of Sanjeevani preceptor Prime Minister Prince princess Puroo Pururava realised remember rishi sacrifice sage sari Shama Sharmishtha sitting sleep smile soul suddenly sweet talking Taraka tears things thought throne touch tree turned wife wine wish woman words Yadu Yadu's Yamuna Yati Yayu young youth