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Devayani

The daughter of Shukra, priest of the Asuras. She has her father revive his student Kacha three times, asks Kacha to marry her when his vow ends, and curses his knowledge to be fruitless when he refuses. The Mahabharata tells the story to explain how she came to marry King Yayati (Adi Parva 76-77).

Sources: The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer; The Fugitive, Rabindranath Tagore (1921): 'Kacha and Devayani' · see Devayani's web

Relations 3

Devayani child of

Shukra (Sage)
Devayani is Shukra's favourite daughter.

Devayani cursed

Kacha (Sage) · Kacha and Devayani
His knowledge shall not bear fruit.

Devayani cursed by

Kacha (Sage) · Kacha and Devayani
No sage's son shall marry her. Absent from Tagore's English version.

Stories 1

Kacha and Devayani
From the epics · as the teacher's daughter · 2 tellings

Cited

The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer § adi.76-77 Primary text (translation)
The Fugitive, Rabindranath Tagore (1921): 'Kacha and Devayani' § kacha-and-devayani Primary text (translation)