He assisted the celestials when they and the Asuras stood ready for fight arraying themselves in battle order. He divided the earth in four parts and gave her away to four persons. Having celebrated diverse sacrifices and virtuously begotten excellent progeny on his wives, viz., Devayani, the daughter of Ushanas and Sharmistha, thai god-like Yayati roamed in the woods of the celestials, at his own unrestrained pleasure, like a second Vasava (or Indra).