Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c5.320

v1.c5.320

¹ It is to be noted, too, that King Yayāti, who is moreover called a “Ṛshi” and “Ṛshi’s son”, wins the Brahman’s daughter Devayānī because she has had the curse laid on her that no Brahman shall wed her. But in the tale there can be heard the clear note of the caste pride of the priest, often sorely humbled by the nobility. So probably that curse was purposely invented into the bargain.