From the illustrious lineage of kings, Suratha was born, attaining a stature equal to that of his father. Suratha’s son was Sārvabhauma, who, like his father, achieved great renown and status. In turn, Sārvabhauma’s son was Arṇava, who too matched his father’s greatness. From Arṇava came Ayutāyu, a mighty ruler whose reign extended for ten thousand years. Ayutāyu’s son was Ṛkṣa, who upheld his father’s legacy with equal honor. His son was Dilīpa, who also equaled his father in virtue and power. In this noble line, Dilīpa’s son Śaṃtanu ruled the earth for a thousand years. Śaṃtanu’s son was Pāṇḍu, under whose reign five hundred years were completed. After Pāṇḍu, Suyodhana became king and ruled for sixty years. In earlier times, during the great battle between the gods and the asuras, many daityas were slain by the gods, and a hundred thousand divisions of their armies weighed heavily upon the earth. It was then that the Supreme Lord entered the womb of Devakī, the wife of Vasudeva of the noble Śūra lineage, taking birth upon the earth. He remained on earth for one hundred and thirty-five years. The wise remember that, at the end of the fourth age, Hari Himself was born to relieve the burden of the world. After these events, Janamejaya ruled for a thousand years. His son, Yajñadatta, governed as his father had before him. Then came Uṣṭrapāla, who ruled a single kingdom for a thousand years. His steadfast son succeeded him, ruling in the same righteous manner, and his son Sunītha continued this tradition. Sunītha’s son, Na Cakṣu, governed with the same wisdom as his forebears. From him came Pāriplava, who too ruled as his father had. His intelligent son maintained the same just governance, followed by his son Mṛdu, who ruled with equal virtue. From Mṛdu was born Bṛhadratha, who continued the noble tradition, and his son Śatānīka ruled as his father did. Śatānīka’s son, Ahīnara, upheld the same righteous rule, and his son Kṣemaka continued in his father’s footsteps. In the end, Kṣemaka met his death at the hands of the mlecchas and departed for the realm of Yama. Kṣemaka had performed a great sacrifice for the mlecchas, during which those mlecchas were themselves slain. At this point, a seeker addressed the great sage, asking, “O knower of the past, present, and future, tell me everything about the kings of the Dvāpara age.” As this story was being recounted, the sage Nārada suddenly arrived. The righteous king, upon seeing Nārada, was filled with joy and offered him worship. Nārada then declared, “Your father was slain by the mlecchas and has gone to the realm of Yama.” Upon hearing this, the brāhmaṇas, learned in the Veda, became red-eyed with anger. A grand sacrificial altar was constructed, perfectly square and measuring sixteen yojanas on each side. The king summoned the Hāras, Hūṇas, Barbaras, Gurundas, and Śakas, as well as those living on islands, the Kāmarū people, the Chinese, and those dwelling in the midst of the ocean. After giving generous gifts to the brāhmaṇas, he performed the consecration ceremony. By this act, the king became renowned throughout the earth as the ‘Destroyer of the Mlecchas.’ Having attained the heavenly realm, the king was remembered as Vedavān, his son. After worshipping Nārāyaṇa, Vedavān composed a divine hymn, thus continuing the legacy of righteousness and devotion.