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).
व्यूढे देवासुरे युद्धे कृत्वा देवसहायताम्। चतुर्धाव्यभजत् सर्वां चतुर्थ्यः पृथिवीमिमाम्॥ यज्ञैर्नानाविधेरिष्ट्वा प्रजामुत्पाद्य चोत्तमाम्। देवयान्यां चौशनस्यां शर्मिष्ठायां च धर्मतः॥ देवारण्येषु सर्वेषु विजहारामरोपमः। आत्मनः कामचारेण द्वितीय इव वासवः।॥