The earth groaned beneath the weight of a hundred thousand divisions of mighty armies. Amidst this turmoil, the Supreme Lord entered the womb of Devakī, wife of Vasudeva from the illustrious Śūra lineage, taking birth upon the earth. Thirty-five years after a hundred had passed in this world, and at the end of the fourth age, the wise remember the wondrous birth of Hari. In the ages that followed, Janamejaya ascended the throne and ruled for a thousand years. His son Yajñadatta succeeded him, governing the kingdom just as his father had. The line continued with Uṣṭrapāla, who also ruled for a thousand years as a single sovereign. His steadfast son then took up the mantle and ruled in the same manner, followed by his own son Sunītha, who upheld the family’s traditions. The lineage continued unbroken: Sunītha’s son Na Cakṣu ruled as his father had, and then Pāriplava, Na Cakṣu’s son, governed in the same way. His intelligent son followed, ruling with equal virtue, and then Mṛdu, who also governed as his father before him. From Mṛdu was born Bṛhadratha, who maintained the legacy, succeeded by his son Śatānīka, who ruled in the same righteous way. Ahīnara, Śatānīka’s son, continued the line, and then Kṣemaka, who also ruled as his ancestors had. But Kṣemaka’s fate was grim: he met his end at the hands of the mlecchas, passing into the realm of Yama. Yet, before his death, he had performed a great sacrifice for the mlecchas, during which many of them were slain. At this point, a seeker addressed the sage, “O knower of past, present, and future, tell me everything about the kings of the Dvāpara age.” As the tale was being recounted, the divine sage Nārada arrived. The righteous king, seeing Nārada, rejoiced and welcomed him with due reverence. Nārada recounted, “Your father was slain by the mlecchas and has gone to the realm of Yama.” Hearing this, the brāhmaṇas learned in the Vedas became red-eyed with anger. A grand sacrificial altar was constructed, four-sided and measuring sixteen yojanas across. The king gathered the Hāras, Hūṇas, Barbaras, Gurundas, and Śakas, as well as those dwelling on distant islands, the Kāmarū people, the Chinese, and those living amidst the ocean. After bestowing gifts upon the brāhmaṇas and performing the consecration ceremony, the king’s fame spread across 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, offering praise: “To you, Vāsudeva, witness of the four ages, I offer my adoration. Salutations to you, embodiment of power—Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, to you I bow. Homage to you, incarnation for devotees, who dwells in the field of creation; you destroyed the lineage of the foreigner who was dear to my father.” In response to this devotion, Hari himself, ever affectionate to his devotees, appeared directly before Vedavān. The Lord said, “Assuming many forms, I fulfill your desire.” It was revealed that those born from Viṣṇu and Kardama became the propagators of the mleccha lineage. After these events, the king reached the mountain Nīlācala and resided there for some time. He ruled the kingdom as his father had, but, being without an heir, he eventually passed away. From him, O best of Bhṛgus, will arise those destined to journey to the snowy mountain. Hearing all this, all the twice-born sages who resided in the sacred forest of Naimiṣāraṇya listened with rapt attention, absorbing the tale of kings and divine interventions that shaped the ages.