King Yayati is handsome, powerful, and respected. He marries two beautiful princesses: Devayani (the proud daughter of sage Shukracharya) and Sharmishtha (a former princess turned servant). However, a curse by the sage Shukracharya robs Yayati of his youth, turning him into a frail, impotent old man in an instant.
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