[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.5214 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5214 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.5214 - **Language:** English ### [c9.5214](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5214) YAYĀTI. An eminent king of the Lunar dynasty. 1.) Genealogy and Birth. From Viṣṇu were descended in the following order—Brahmā—Atri—Budha—Purūravas—Āyus—Nahuṣa—Yayāti. Sage Atri had three sons—Candra, Durvāsas and Dattātreya—by his wife Anasūyā. Candra’s son was Budha, Budha’s son was Purūravas, Purūravas’s son was Āyus, Āyus’s son was Nahuṣa who had six sons—Yati, Yayāti, Saṃyāti, Āyāti, Ayati and Dhruva. Yayāti had two wives, Devayānī and Śarmiṣṭhā. Two sons, Yadu and Turvasu, were born to Devayānī. Of them, Yadu became the founder of Yaduvaṃśa. Śarmiṣṭhā had three sons who were Druhyu, Anudruhyu and Pūru. The Puruvaṃśa traces its origin to Pūru. 2). Yayāti’s marriage. Yayāti married Devayānī, the daughter of sage Śukra and Śarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā. There is a story behind this marriage, given in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 76. - [Previous: c9.5213](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5213) - [Next: c9.5215](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5215) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5214](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5214) · Pramāṇa