sri-sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; sah—Maharaja Yayati; ittham—in this way; acaran—behaving; kaman—in regard to lusty desires; strainah—very much attached to woman; apahnavam—counteraction; atmanah—of his own welfare; buddhva—understanding with intelligence; priyayai—unto his beloved wife, Devayani; nirvinnah—disgusted; gatham—story; etam—this (as follows); agayata—narrated.