Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 34
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā, and the Exchange of Youth: The Unsatisfied Nature of Desire
गर्भसम्भवमासुर्या भर्तुर्विज्ञाय मानिनी । देवयानी पितुर्गेहं ययौ क्रोधविमूर्छिता ॥ ३४ ॥
garbha-sambhavam āsuryā bhartur vijñāya māninī devayānī pitur gehaṁ yayau krodha-vimūrchitā
Quand l’orgueilleuse Devayānī apprit par des sources extérieures que Śarmiṣṭhā était enceinte de son époux, elle fut saisie de fureur et partit pour la demeure de son père.
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She discovered that Yayāti had conceived a child through Śarmiṣṭhā, and, hurt and enraged, she went to her father Śukrācārya’s home.
It shows immediate social and emotional fallout—loss of trust, anger, separation—and sets the stage for further karmic consequences in the narrative.
Guard integrity in relationships, avoid actions that violate dharma, and address conflict truthfully before it escalates into rupture and suffering.