ORIENTAL SERIES.

YAYATI YONL 377
Maha bharata. The above is the version of the Vishnu Purarca
In the Padma it is told in a different manner, Yayati
was in-
vited to heaven by Indra, who sent Matali, his charioteer, to
fetch his guest. On their way they held a philosophical dis-
cussion, which made such an impression on Yayati that, when
he returned to earth, he, by his virtuous administration, rendered
all his subjects exempt from passion and decay. Yama com-
plained that men no longer died, and so Indra sent Kama-deva,
god of love, and his daughter, Asruvindumati, to excite a pas-
sion in the breast of Yayati He became enamoured, and in
order to become a fit husband for his youthful charmer he made
application to his sons for an exchange of their youth and his
decrepitude.
All refused but Puru, whose manly vigour his
father assumed. After awhile the youthful bride, at the insti-
gation of Indra, persuaded her husband to return to heaven, and
he then restored to Puru his youth. The Bhagavata Purana and
the Hari-vansa tell the story, but with variations. According to
the latter, Yayati received from Indra a celestial car, by means
of which he in six nights conquered the earth and subdued the
gods themselves. This car descended to his successors, but was
lost by Jamamejaya through the curse of the sage Gargya
Yayati, after restoring Ms youth to Puru, retired to the forest
with his wife and gave himself up to mortification.
Abstaining
from food, he died and ascended to heaven. He and his five
sons are all called Eajarshis.
YAYATI-CEAKITRA. A drama in seven acts on the life
of Yayati. It is attributed to Kudra-deva. The subject is
Yayati's intrigue with Sarmishtfha.
YOGA, A school of
philosophy. See Damna &ad Yajm-
walkya.
YOGA-NIDKA, 'The sleep of meditation/ Personified
delusion, The great illusory energy of Vislwu and the illusory
power manifested in Devi as Maha-maya, the great illusion.
YOG-INl A sorceress. The Yoginis are eight female demons
attendant on Durga. Their names are Marjanl, Karpura-tilaka,
Malaya-gandhinI Kaumudika, Bherurcda, Matali, Nayaki, and
Jaya or $ubhachara ; Su-lakshani, Su-nanda.
YONL The female organ. Alone, or in combination with
the Linga, it is an object of worship by the followers of the
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