Yavakri

Published on 16th April, 2023, in Mid-day. The Jaiminiya Brahmana is the prose section of the Sama Veda, composed almost 2,800 years ago. It tells the story of one Yavkri, the first serial rapist and murderer of Hindu mythology. The text states that Yavakri has the power to attract any woman to him. He seduces them, and then they die. If they reject his advances, they die. In other words, any woman he calls upon will die whether they choose to have sex with him or not. One day, he calls upon a brahmin woman who agrees to go to him. When her husband finds this out, ..