Born in the womb of Devaki, the Lord was known as Simha. He declared that after slaying the kings descended from the Agni lineage, He would establish the age of Kali upon the earth. After the great war, when the funeral rites had been performed, the noble ones approached Bhishma. There, Bhishma explained in detail the duties of kings, the path to liberation, and the virtues of charity. Having ruled for thirty-six years, those kings departed for the city of heaven. Then, the Lord addressed the gathered sages, saying, “Go forth, all of you, for now I am entering the state of yogic sleep.” Upon hearing these words, the sages residing in the sacred Naimisha forest waited. When a period of twelve hundred years had passed, Shaunaka and the sages who followed him arose from their divine enclosure, performing ritual baths and engaging in meditation. They approached the Lord and prayed, “O Lord, tell us about those kings who were humble upon the earth at that time.” Suta replied: “After Vikramaditya ascended to heaven, many kings arose in the land. On the western bank of the Sindhu river and at the southern bridge, eighteen kingdoms came into being among them. The sages were instructed to go to places such as Antarvedi, Vraja, Ajamera, and Marudhanva, as well as Avanti, Odra, Vanga, Gauda, and Magadha. In those lands, people of many languages lived together, and diverse religions were practiced. Hearing of the destruction of dharma, groups of people traveled by the path of the snowy mountains and by the Sindhu route. Arriving in these regions, they took the women of the local people and found great delight. After these events, the grandson of Vikramaditya reclaimed his father’s kingdom. Among those present were the Bāhlikas, Kāmarūpas, Romans, Khurajas, and Shathas. This king, wise and just, established boundaries for the mleccha leaders, assigning each their own region. He set a place for the mlecchas beyond the Sindhu river. In the land of the Hūṇas, there dwelled a virtuous man among the mountains. When asked, “Who are you?” he replied joyfully, declaring himself a speaker of the mleccha dharma, devoted to truth and vows. Hearing this, the great king spoke, recognizing that the decline of truth had arrived. In those days, a terrifying ruler of robbers appeared among the people. The king proclaimed, “Among the mlecchas, I have established dharma; listen, O king.” He taught that by adopting the recitation of the traders, one should recite the pure and supreme. Through meditation, one should worship the Lord situated in the solar orb, for this unmoving Lord is manifest, and the sun is ever unmoving. The Lord draws together the moving elements of all principles equally everywhere. The form of the Lord, realized in the heart, is eternally pure and brings auspiciousness. Hearing these teachings, the king bowed to that worshipper of the mlecchas. Having attained sovereignty, the king performed the horse sacrifice. Now, listen to what happened after that king ascended to heaven. Sūta continued: In the lineage of Śālivāhana, there were ten kings. In their time, proper conduct gradually disappeared from the earth. Witnessing the decline of righteousness, the powerful king set out to conquer the directions. He was accompanied by an army of ten thousand and by the wise Kālidāsa. He defeated the kings of Gandhāra, the foreigners, the people of Kashmir, and the deceitful Nāras. In the midst of these events, he was joined by a foreign teacher.