From the noble line of Divodāsa was born Mitrāyu, and from Mitrāyu came Cyavana. Cyavana’s son was Sudāsa, and Sudāsa’s own son was Saudāsa. Saudāsa’s lineage continued with his son Sahadeva, who begot Somaka. From Somaka came Jantu, and another great son, Pṛṣata. Pṛṣata’s son was the illustrious Drupada, and from Drupada came Dhṛṣṭadyumna. Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s son was Dhṛṣṭaketu. Meanwhile, from Ajamīḍha was born Ṛkṣa, whose son was Saṃvaraṇa. Saṃvaraṇa begot Kuru, who became the progenitor of Sudhanu, Pīkṣi, and Jahnu. Sudhanu’s son was Suhotra, and Suhotra’s son was Cyavana. From this Cyavana was born Kṛtaka, who in turn fathered Uparicara Vasu. Vasu’s sons were Bṛhadratha, Pratyagra, and Satyādi. From Bṛhadratha descended Kuśāgra, whose son was Ṛṣabha; Ṛṣabha’s son was Puṣpavān, and his son was the noble king Satyahita. Satyahita’s son was Sudhanvan, and Sudhanvan’s son was Jahnu. From Bṛhadratha also came Jarāsandha, who was succeeded by his son Sahadeva. Sahadeva’s son was Somāpi, and Somāpi’s son was Śrutavān. Bhīmasena and Ugrasena fathered Śrutasena and Aparājita, while Janamejaya was another son, and from Jahnu came Suratha. From Vidūratha was born Suratha, and from Suratha, Sārvabhauma. Vidūratha also had a son named Jayasena, and Sārvabhauma’s son was Avadhīta. The line continued with Ayutāyu, whose son was Akrodhana. Akrodhana’s son was Atithi, and Atithi’s son was Ṛkṣa. Ṛkṣa begot Bhīmasena, whose son was Dilīpa. Dilīpa’s son was Pratīpa, and Pratīpa’s son was Devāpi. Śantanu, Bāhlīka, and another were three royal brothers. From Bāhlīka came Somadatta, and from him, Bhūri and Bhūriśravā. Śala was the son of Śantanu, as was the great and righteous Bhīṣma, born of Gaṅgā. From Satyavatī, Śantanu had two sons: Citrāṅgada and Vicitravīrya. Vicitravīrya’s wives, Ambikā and Ambālikā, bore Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu, while from a maidservant was born Vidura. Vyāsa, from Gāndhārī, begot Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who had a hundred sons, with Duryodhana as the first. From Pāṇḍu were born five heroic sons. These five sons of Pāṇḍu—Pratibandhya, Śrutasoma, Śrutakīrti, Śatānīka, and Śrutakarman—were each born of Draupadī, one from each brother in order. Other mothers, such as Yaudheya, Hiḍimbā, Kauśī, Subhadrikā, Vijayā, and Reṇumatī, also bore sons to the five brothers in turn. In this illustrious lineage were also Devaka, Ghā, Utkaca, the all-pervading Abhimanyu, Suhotra, Niramitra, and Parīkṣit, the son of Abhimanyu. Parīkṣit’s son was Janamejaya, and after him, many kings would come. Hari declared the names of these kings: Śatānīka, Aśvamedhadatta, Adhisomaka, Kṛṣṇa, Aniruddha, Uṣṇa, and Citraratha. They were followed by Śucidratha, Vṛṣṇimān, Supeṇa, Sunīthaka, Nṛcakṣu, Mukhābāṇa, Medhāvī, and Nṛpañjaya. Next came Pāriplava, Medhāvī, Nṛpañjaya, Bṛhadratha, Haristigman, Śatānīka, and Sudānaka. After them ruled Udāna, Ahninara, Daṇḍapāṇi, Nimittaka, and Kṣemaka, then Śūdra, and his son, the previous father. The line of Bṛhadbalas continued, as did the kings born in the Ikṣvāku lineage. After Bṛhadbala came Urukṣaya, then Vatsavyūha, and others. From Vatsavyūha came Sūrya, then Sahadeva, followed by Bṛhadaśva, Bhānuratha, Pratīcya, Pratītaka, Manudeva, Sunakṣatra, Kinnara, and Antarikṣaka. Suparṇa, Kṛtajit, and the righteous Bṛhadbhrāja came next, followed by Kṛtañjaya, Dhanañjaya, Saṃjaya, and Śākya. Śuddhodana, Bāhula, Senajit, and Kṣudraka ruled, then Sumitra and Kuḍava. From Sumitra descended the Magadhas. Among the Magadhas were Jarāsandha, Sahadeva, Somāpi, Śrutaśravā, Ayutāyus, Niramitra, Sukṣatra, and Bahukarmaka. Next came Śrutañjaya, Senajit, Bhūri, Śuci, Kṣemya, Suvrata, Dharma, Śmaśrula, and Dṛḍhasenaka. Then Sumati, Subala, Nīta, Satyajit, Viśvajit, and Iṣuñjaya, remembered as the Bārhadrathas. After these lineages, kings would arise who were unrighteous and of the Śūdra class. Then, the blessed and eternal Nārāyaṇa himself, the source of heaven and all worlds, would descend to earth. When the time of dissolution arrives, there are three types: the occasional, the elemental, and the absolute. The earth dissolves into water, water into fire, fire into air, and air into space. Space merges into the sense of ego, ego into intellect, intellect into mind, mind into the vital self, and the vital self into the unmanifest, which then merges into the Supreme Self. This Supreme Self is Viṣṇu, the one Nārāyaṇa, the eternal Person. All else—worlds, heavens, and all beings—are perishable, but he alone is imperishable and supreme. Since all kings and mortals meet their end, one should shun sin and steadfastly practice righteousness. By forsaking sin and adhering to dharma, one attains Hari. Brahmā spoke: The Lord Hari himself descended to protect the Manus and other beings, to destroy demonic ways and to preserve the Vedic law and its branches. Assuming many forms, beginning with the Fish, the unborn Lord made his descents. As a Fish, he slew the demon Hayagrīva, the thorn among horses. Bringing back the Vedas, Keśava protected the Manus and others. As a Tortoise, he supported Mount Mandara for their benefit. During the churning of the ocean of milk, the divine Dhanvantari appeared, holding a full water-pot, and arose with the nectar, bestowing blessings upon the gods and the world.