O Brahman, listen as I recount the wondrous journey of my manifestations through the cycles of time, for the welfare of the world and the upliftment of the righteous. In every Dvapara Yuga, as the ages unfold, I assume different forms and names, guiding devoted disciples along the path of yoga and meditation, leading them ever closer to the supreme goal. In the second Dvapara, when Vyasa the Prajapati is known as Sadyo, I shall be called Sutara. For the good of the world, I will appear, and my disciples—Dundubhi, Shatarupa, Richika, and Ketuman—will be renowned. These devoted souls, having mastered yoga and meditation, will firmly establish Brahman on earth. Together, they will journey to the world of Rudra, that rare and exalted realm. When the third Dvapara arrives and Vyasa is born of the Bhargava lineage, I shall become Daman at the end of the age. Four sons will be born to me then—Vikosha, Vikesha, Vipasha, and Shapanashana—all radiant with great energy, steadfast in the yogic path I teach. They, too, will reach Rudra’s world, where return is difficult. In the fourth Dvapara, with Vyasa remembered as Angiras, I will be known as Suhotra. My four sons—Sumukha, Durmukha, Durdara, and Duratikrama—will be foremost among the twice-born, devoted to yoga, unwavering in their vows and rich in austerity. Having attained the subtle, pure path of yoga and freed from all sin, they will follow the same way and reach Rudra’s world. As the fifth Dvapara dawns and Vyasa is Savita, I shall become Kanka, a great ascetic, embodying the single essence of yoga for the blessing of all worlds. My four pure and fortunate disciples—Sanaka, Sanandana, the lord Sanātana, and the mighty Sanatkumāra—will be born. Free from ego and possessiveness, they will approach me in that rare realm of no return. At the end of the sixth cycle, when Vyasa becomes Mṛtyu, the mighty one, I shall be known as Lokākṣīr. My disciples, firm in their vows and essence of yoga, will be Sudhāmā, Virajā, Śaṅkhapād, and Raja. These great souls, their sins burned away by meditative practice, will proceed along the same path and come to my presence, where return is exceedingly rare. In the seventh cycle, when Vyasa is Śatakratu, there will arise Vibhu, of great brilliance and renowned from a previous birth. I shall be present at the end of that age, in the Kali era. Jaigīṣavya, known as Vibhu and foremost among all yogins, will be my son, along with Sārasvata, Megha, Meghavāha, and Suvāhana. These devoted souls, steadfast in yogic meditation, will reach Rudra’s world, free from affliction. When the eighth cycle arrives and Vasiṣṭha becomes Vyasa, I shall be known as Dadhivāhana. My sons—Kapila, Asuri, Pañcaśikha, and Bāṣkala—will be great yogins, unequalled on earth, righteous and of immense energy. Having attained the yoga of Maheśvara, wise and purified, they too will come to my presence, that rarest of realms. In the ninth cycle, with Sārasvata as Vyasa, I shall be known as Ṛṣabha, and my sons will be Parāśara, Garga, Bhārgava, and Āṅgirasa—great souls, brāhmaṇas accomplished in the Vedas, excelling in ascetic power, and skilled in granting boons and curses. They will walk the yogic path and reach Rudra’s world, where return is exceedingly rare. In the tenth Dvapara, when Vyasa is known as Tripadvai, I shall become a sage, dwelling on the glorious peak of the Himalayas—Bhrigutunga, the summit of Bhrigu, revered by the gods. My sons—Balabandhu, Niramitra, Ketushringa, and Tapodhana—will be steadfast in their vows, great souls endowed with yoga and austerity. They will reach Rudra’s world, their sins burned away by penance. In the eleventh Dvapara, when Vyasa is called Trivrata, I shall appear as Ugra, of great brilliance, at the gateway of the Ganga in the Kali age. My sons—Lambodara, Lambaksha, Lambakesha, and Pralambaka—having attained the yoga of Maheshvara, will go to Rudra’s world. Thus, in each age and every Dvapara, as the great Vyasa assumes new forms, I too manifest under many names, guiding chosen disciples—great yogins, ascetics, and sages—along the pure path of yoga. Through their devotion, energy, and austerity, they transcend the world, reaching the rare and blessed realm of Rudra, where return is exceedingly rare.