After the demise of the Sāgaras, their lineage continued through Asamañjasa, his son. Asamañjasa was succeeded by his own son, Dilīpa, who ruled the kingdom for a hundred years less than his predecessor. After Dilīpa, Śrutasena ascended the throne, also reigning for a hundred years less. In turn, Ambarīṣa succeeded Śrutasena, his rule likewise shortened by a hundred years. At this point, the reign of Satyapāda concluded, marking the completion of the third cycle within Bhārata. With the beginning of the fourth cycle, the king’s reign spanned eighteen thousand years. He governed for twenty-nine years, followed by thirty more. The kingdom was established with a reduction of a hundred, and then ten thousand horses were gathered. Again, the kingdom was established less a hundred, and the king fulfilled all desires. After another establishment less a hundred, Sudāsa’s son assumed the throne. Once more, the kingdom was founded less a hundred, and Harivarman became king. Yet, due to a curse from the guru, Saudāsa relinquished the kingdom to the sage. Harivarman, born of Śamaka, honored the virtuous with the humility of a Vaiśya. He ruled the realm, and from him Daśaratha was born. Daśaratha governed as his father had, and was succeeded by Viśvāsaha, son of Bhṛpa. During this time, the kingdom suffered a drought, brought about by the force of unrighteousness. Vasiṣṭha, the sage, performed a sacrifice, faithfully attending to the queen’s words. With Indra’s assistance, the kingdom endured for thirty thousand years. From Khaṭṭāṅga, Dīrghabāhu succeeded and ruled for twenty thousand years. These three kings, renowned for their strength, were devoted to Viṣṇu and descended from Daśaratha. Among them, Sudarśana, a wise king, married the daughter of the king of Kāśī and ruled for five thousand years. One night, as he slept, Mahākālī appeared in his dream and spoke: “Having reached the Himalayan mountain, reside there, O wise one.” She revealed that the western ocean, once a jewel-mine, had lost its islands, which had perished. In the south, the submarine fire had consumed the ocean, destroying its islands as well. All these islands, once famed, had also been destroyed. Even the living beings faced destruction, and so Mahākālī urged him to strive for survival. He journeyed with the foremost kings, chief merchants, and the twice-born. The earth became covered in gravel, and living beings perished. When the wind finally calmed, all waters dried up. In the Tretā Age, Sudarśana, along with his people, returned to Ayodhyā. By the power of the goddess Māyā, the entire city became enchanting. Sudarśana ruled for ten thousand years. Through the boon of Nandinī, his son Raghu was born, illustrious and noble. Raghu governed the kingdom at the end of Dilīpa’s reign, just as his father had. By a Brāhmaṇa’s boon, his son Aja was born, who ruled as his father did. From Aja was born Rāma, who is Hari himself. Rāma’s son was Kuśa, who ruled for ten thousand years. Kuśa’s son, Nibandha, governed the kingdom just like his father. Nibandha ruled as his father, and from him was born his son Nābha.