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In [[Hindu]] mythology, '''Sharmistha''', also known as Sharmista or Sharmishtha, was the daughter of the great Daitya King [[Vrishparva]]. She was also a friend of [[Devyani|Devayani]] for whom she later becomes a servant. | In [[Hindu]] mythology, '''Sharmistha''', also known as Sharmista or Sharmishtha, was the daughter of the great Daitya King [[Vrishparva]]. She was also a friend of [[Devyani|Devayani]] for whom she later becomes a servant. Her story finds mention in the [[Adi Parva]] of the [[Mahabharata]]. | ||
==The Legend== | ==The Legend== | ||
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After a while, Yayati meets Sharmistha and is captivated by her beauty and intelligence. As fate would have it Sharmistha also fell in love with the King. She waylaid him one day in his palace and declared her love for him. Yayati had been very much struck by her beauty all along and was sorely tempted to return her affection. However, the promise made to Shukra and the fatal consequences that were sure to follow from his transgressions made him hold back. In the end, his passion proved stronger than his virtue and he took Sharmistha as his second wife who gives birth to three sons [[Druhyu]], [[Anu]] and [[King Puru|Puru]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01083.htm|title = The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXXXII}}</ref> | After a while, Yayati meets Sharmistha and is captivated by her beauty and intelligence. As fate would have it Sharmistha also fell in love with the King. She waylaid him one day in his palace and declared her love for him. Yayati had been very much struck by her beauty all along and was sorely tempted to return her affection. However, the promise made to Shukra and the fatal consequences that were sure to follow from his transgressions made him hold back. In the end, his passion proved stronger than his virtue and he took Sharmistha as his second wife who gives birth to three sons [[Druhyu]], [[Anu]] and [[King Puru|Puru]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01083.htm|title = The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXXXII}}</ref> | ||
Eventually, Devayani | Eventually, Devayani discovers her husband's relation with Sharmistha and complains to her father. Shukracharya curses Yayati with old age for giving pain to his daughter. But later he tells him that if one of his sons could take his old age and give him his youth back, he could escape from the curse for some time. Yayati asks his sons for their youth but everyone rejects except Sharmistha's son Puru. Yayati makes him his descendant, who gives rise to Kuru vansha later. | ||
Later Sharmistha is blessed for her sacrifices and is converted to a constellation after her death. The constellation [[Cassiopeia (constellation)]] is the Western name for Sharmistha.{{cn|date=September 2019}} | Later Sharmistha is blessed for her sacrifices and is converted to a constellation after her death. The constellation [[Cassiopeia (constellation)]] is the Western name for Sharmistha.{{cn|date=September 2019}} | ||