श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण नवम स्कन्ध अध्याय 18 श्लोक 1-17

navam skandh: athashtadashoadhyay: adhyay

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: navam skandh: ashtadash adhyayah shlok 1-17 ka hindi anuvad yayati-charitr shrishukadev ji kahate haian- parikshit! jaise shariradhariyoan ke chhah indriyaan hoti haian, vaise hi nahush ke chhah putr the. unake nam the- yati, yayati, sanyati, ayati, viyati aur kriti. nahush apane b de putr yati ko rajy dena chahate the. parantu usane svikar nahian kiya; kyoanki vah rajy pane ka parinam janata tha. rajy ek aisi vastu hai ki jo usake dav-peanch aur prabandh adi mean bhitar pravesh kar jata hai, vah apane atmasvaroop ko nahian samajh sakata. jab indr patni shachi se sahavas karane ki cheshta karane ke karan nahush ko brahmanoan ne indrapad se gira diya aur ajagar bana diya, tab raja ke pad par yayati baithe. yayati ne apane char chhote bhaiyoan ko char dishaoan mean niyukt kar diya aur svayan shukrachary ki putri devayani aur daityaraj vrishaparva ki putri sharmishtha ko patni ke roop mean svikar karake prithvi ki raksha karane laga. raja parikshit ne poochha- 'bhagavanh! bhagavanh shukrachary ji to brahman the aur yayati kshatriy. phir brahman-kanya aur kshatriy-var ka pratilom (ulata) vivah kaise hua?' shrishukadev ji kahate haian- rajan! danavaraj vrishaparva ki ek b di manini kanya thi. usaka nam tha sharmishtha. vah ek din apani guruputri devayani aur hajaroan sakhiyoan ke sath apani rajadhani ke shreshth udyan mean tahal rahi thi. us udyan mean sundar-sundar pushpoan se lade hue anekoan vriksh the. usamean ek b da hi sundar sarovar tha. sarovar mean kamal khile hue the aur un par b de hi madhur svar se bhauanre guanjar kar rahe the. usaki dhvani se sarovar ka tat gooanj raha tha. jalashay ke pas pahuanchane par un sundari kanyaoan ne apane-apane vastr to ghat par rakh diye aur us talab mean pravesh karake ve ek-doosare par jal ulich-ulichakar kri da karane lagian. usi samay udhar se parvati ji ke sath bail par chadhe hue bhagavanh shankar a nikale. unako dekhakar sab-ki-sab kanyaean sakucha gayian aur unhoanne jhatapat sarovar se nikalakar apane-apane vastr pahan liye. shighrata ke karan sharmishtha ne anajan mean devayani ke vastr ko apana samajhakar pahan liya. is par devayani krodh ke mare ag-baboola ho gayi. usane kaha- ‘are, dekho to sahi, is dasi ne kitana anuchit kam kar dala! ram-ram, jaise kutiya yajn ka havishy utha le jaye, vaise hi isane mere vastr pahan liye haian. jin brahmanoan ne apane tapobal se is sansar ki srishti ki hai, jo paramapurush paramatma ke mukharoop haian, jo apane hriday mean nirantar jyotirmay paramatma ko dharan kiye rahate haian aur jinhoanne sampoorn praniyoan ke kalyan ke liye vaidik marg ka nirdesh kiya hai, b de-b de lokapal tatha devaraj indr-brahma adi bhi jinake charanoan ki vandana aur seva karate haian-aur to kya, lakshmi ji ke ekamatr ashray parapavan vishvatma bhagavanh bhi jinaki vandana aur stuti karate haian-unhian brahmanoan mean ham sabase shreshth bhriguvanshi haian aur isaka pita pratham to asur hai, phir hamara shishy hai. is par bhi is dushta ne jaise shoodr ved padh le, usi tarah hamare kap doan ko pahan liya hai’. jab devayani is prakar gali dene lagi, tab sharmishtha krodh se tilamila uthi. vah chot khayi huee nagin ke saman lanbi saans lene lagi. usane apane daantoan se hoth dabakar kaha- 'bhikharin! too itana bahak rahi hai. tujhe kuchh apani bat ka bhi pata hai? jaise kaue aur kutte hamare daravaje par roti ke tuk doan ke liye pratiksha karate haian, vaise hi kya tum bhi hamare gharoan ki or nahian takati rahatian’. sharmishtha ne is prakar b di k di-k di bat kahakar guruputri devayani ka tiraskar kiya aur krodhavash usake vastr chhinakar use kuean mean dhakel diya.