The daughter of the Asura guru Shukracharya and wife of Yayati.
Accounts of this vary across texts and traditions. This entry primarily follows Mahabharata, with other tellings (Puranic traditions (Harivamsha, Bhagavata Purana), Regional retellings) noted where relevant.
Introduction
Devayani is the daughter of Shukracharya, the teacher of the Asuras, and the first wife of King Yayati. She is the mother of Yadu.
Family
Kacha and Sharmishtha
She refused the love of Kacha, the student of her father, and cursed him when he refused to marry her. Her quarrel with Sharmishtha, the princess who became her servant, led to her marriage to Yayati.
This entry is independently written for myVamsam using the sources listed above.
Where traditions differ, this entry identifies the relevant tradition rather than presenting one account as universally established fact.