Across the ages, in each cycle of time, the divine presence manifests anew, guiding souls upon the path of yoga and wisdom. In one era, there arises Vibhu, radiant and renowned from a previous birth; and at the end of that age, in Kali, the divine returns. Jaigīṣavya, known also as Vibhu and foremost among yogins, becomes one of the divine’s sons in that age, together with Sārasvata, Megha, Meghavāha, and Suvāhana—all devoted to meditative yoga. These great souls, free from affliction, journey to Rudra’s world. In the eighth cycle, Vasiṣṭha himself becomes Vyāsa. At that time, the divine is known as Dadhivāhana, and his sons are steadfast yogis, unwavering in their vows. Among them are the eminent Kapila, Asuri, and the sage Pañcaśikha—yogins unequalled on earth. Bāṣkala too, righteous and energetic, attains the Maheśvara yoga, his wisdom shining as his sins are burned away. These sages reach the divine presence, a realm where return is exceedingly rare. In the ninth cycle, Sārasvata becomes Vyāsa, and the divine appears as Ṛṣabha, with sons of great energy. Parāśara, Garga, Bhārgava, and Āṅgirasa—brāhmaṇas accomplished in the Vedas—excel in ascetic power, skilled in granting boons and curses, and proceed along the meditative path. They too, as ascetics, reach Rudra’s world, where few return. In the tenth Dvapara, Vyāsa is known as Tripadvai. At this time, the divine becomes a sage, dwelling on the beautiful peak of the Himalayas, atop the eminent mountain Bhrigutunga, the summit of Bhrigu, revered by the gods. His sons—Balabandhu, Niramitra, Ketushringa, and Tapodhana—are steadfast in their vows, great souls endowed with austerity and yoga, who reach Rudra’s world, their sins burned away by penance. In the eleventh Dvapara, when Vyāsa is called Trivrata, the divine appears at the gateway of the Ganga in the Kali age, named Ugra, brilliant and renowned across all worlds. His sons—Lambodara, Lambaksha, Lambakesha, and Pralambaka—having attained Maheshvara yoga, journey to Rudra’s world. When the twelfth cycle arrives, the sage Shatateja, radiant and foremost among poets, becomes Vyāsa. The divine appears at the end of the age in the forest called Haituka, known as Atri. His sons, great yogis devoted to Rudra’s world, are smeared with ashes from their bath, all-knowing and accomplished, having attained Maheshvara yoga, and thus reach Rudra’s world. In the thirteenth cycle, Vyāsa appears as Dharma Narayana. The divine becomes the great sage Vali, dwelling in the holy hermitage of the Valakhilyas on Mount Gandhamadana. His sons—Sudhama, Kashyapa, Vasiṣṭha, and Viraja—are rich in austerity, endowed with great yoga, pure, their seed raised upward, and having attained Maheshvara yoga, they reach Rudra’s world. When Vyāsa named Tarakshu appears in the fourteenth cycle, the divine returns at the end of the age. In the noble lineage of the Angirasas, Gautama arises, and the forest named Gautama becomes greatly auspicious. Here, in the Kali age, the divine’s sons—Atri, Devasada, Shravan, and Shravisthaka—are born. All these great souls, whose essence is yoga, attain the supreme Maheshvara yoga and journey to Rudra’s world. As the fifteenth cycle unfolds, Vyāsa known as Traiyyāruni appears in the Dvapara age. The divine is present as Vedaśirā, a twice-born, wielding the supreme weapon Vedaśira. A mighty mountain named Vedaśīrṣa rises on the back of the Himalayas, in the Sarasvati region. There, his sons—Kuṇi, Kuṇibāhu, Kuśarīra, and Kunetraka—are ascetics rich in austerity, their essence yoga, their seed flowing upward, and having attained Maheshvara yoga, they reach Rudra’s world. In the sixteenth cycle, Vyāsa appears as a divine being, granting yoga to the devoted and self-controlled. The divine is present as Gokarna, in the supremely holy forest of Gokarna. Here, his sons—Kashyapa, Ushanas, Cyavana, and Brihaspati—are yogis, following the path of meditation and yoga, attaining the supreme Maheshvara yoga, and journeying to Rudra. Thus, in every age and cycle, the divine returns, guiding his sons—yogis, sages, and ascetics—along the sacred path. Through devotion, meditation, and austerity, they attain the supreme yoga and reach the world of Rudra, a realm where few return, their souls freed and luminous.