Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā, and the Exchange of Youth: The Unsatisfied Nature of Desire
श्रीशुक उवाच यतिर्ययाति: संयातिरायतिर्वियति: कृति: । षडिमे नहुषस्यासन्निन्द्रियाणीव देहिन: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca yatir yayātiḥ saṁyātir āyatir viyatiḥ kṛtiḥ ṣaḍ ime nahuṣasyāsann indriyāṇīva dehinaḥ
श्रीशुकदेव म्हणाले—हे राजा परीक्षित! जसा देहधारी जीवाला सहा इंद्रिये असतात, तसा राजा नहुषाला सहा पुत्र होते—यति, ययाति, संयाति, आयाति, वियाति आणि कृति.
The verse lists six sons of Nahuṣa: Yati, Yayāti, Saṁyāti, Āyati, Viyati, and Kṛti.
It uses a poetic comparison: just as the senses are integral powers of an embodied being, these sons were prominent and significant extensions of Nahuṣa’s royal line.
It reminds a seeker that embodied life is shaped by the senses; in bhakti, one learns to engage the senses in Krishna-centered service rather than uncontrolled enjoyment.