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
அகந்தையுடைய தேவயானி, கணவனால் சர்மிஷ்டா கர்ப்பமடைந்ததை வெளியில் இருந்து அறிந்து, கோபத்தில் மயங்கி தந்தையின் இல்லத்திற்குச் சென்றாள்।
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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.