Those noble souls whose very essence was yoga, and who lived their lives immersed in its practice, ultimately attained the highest union with Maheshvara and journeyed to the sacred world of Rudra. As the cosmic cycles unfolded, when the fifteenth cycle arrived in its destined order, Vyasa appeared in the Dvapara age, bearing the name Traiyyāruni. In that era, I too was present, known as Vedaśirā, a twice-born sage. There, the divine weapon called Vedaśira shone with supreme lordly power. Upon the mighty back of the Himalayas, in the blessed region of the Sarasvati, stood a mountain of great strength named Vedaśīrṣa. There, my sons were born—ascetics endowed with deep austerity: Kuṇi, Kuṇibāhu, Kuśarīra, and Kunetraka. These great souls, whose very being was yoga and whose energies moved upward through discipline, also attained the supreme yoga of Maheshvara and entered the realm of Rudra. When the sixteenth cycle dawned, Vyasa manifested again, this time as a divine being, bestowing yoga upon the devoted and self-controlled. I was present then too, known as Gokarna. In that age, there existed a supremely holy forest called Gokarna, and there my sons were born as yogis: Kashyapa, Ushanas, Cyavana, and Brihaspati. Following the same sacred path, filled with meditation and yoga, they too reached the supreme union with Maheshvara and entered Rudra’s domain. With the arrival of the seventeenth cycle, Vyasa appeared as Devakṛtañjaya. I too was present, known as Guhavāsin, dwelling in a lofty and delightful abode atop the Himalayas. That place became a field of great accomplishment, revered as supremely holy. There, my sons were born—knowers of yoga and speakers of Brahman: Utathya, Vamadeva, and a mighty, great yogi. Free from all possessiveness and pride, they lived as great souls. At that time, a hundred thousand disciples practiced meditation and yoga, their minds absorbed in the presence of Maheshvara within their hearts. Beholding the sacred abode established in the great sanctuary, they attained the state of Shiva. Even in the final age of Kali, those pure-minded, clear-intellect souls who fixed their minds in meditation, by my grace, reached the world of Rudra, free from suffering, having seen the supreme state of Maheshvara in the holy abode. By crossing over, such a being also liberates ten ancestors before him and ten descendants after him, and having liberated himself as the twenty-first, he attains the great abode. By my grace, they reach the world of Rudra, free from affliction. Then, when the eighteenth cycle arrives, a sage named Ṛtañjaya Vyāsa will arise, and I too will be present, known as Śikhaṇḍī. On the delightful peak of Himavat stands the sacred mountain Śikhaṇḍī, a field of great merit worshipped by gods and demons alike. There is also the forest of Śikhaṇḍin, frequented by accomplished beings. There, my sons are born, rich in austerity: Vācaśravā, Ṛcīka, and Śyāvāśva, the lordly ascetic—great souls, established in yoga and accomplished in the Vedas. Having attained the yoga of Maheshvara, they are absorbed into the world of Rudra. When the nineteenth cycle arrives, Vyasa will be known as the great sage Bharadvāja, and I too will be present, named Jaṭāmālī. On the delightful Himalayan peak stands the mountain Jaṭāyur, where my sons are born, full of great energy: Hiraṇyanābha, the Kauśalya, Lokākṣī, and Kuthumi—lords established in yogic discipline, their energies uplifted. Attaining the yoga of Maheshvara, they dwell in the world of Rudra. In the twentieth cycle, Gautama becomes Vyasa, the great sage, and I am known as Aṭṭahāsa. There, on the slopes of Himavat, rises the great mountain Aṭṭahāsa, attended by gods, demons, yakṣas, siddhas, and celestial beings. There too, my sons are born, full of great energy: Sumantu, Barbarī, the learned Kabandha, and Kuśikaṃdhara—yogic in nature, great-souled, meditative, and steadfast in their vows. Having attained the yoga of Maheshvara, they go to the world of Rudra. When the twenty-first cycle unfolds, Vācaśravā becomes Vyasa, the best of sages, and I am present as Dāruka. From him arises the holy and auspicious Devadāru forest, where my sons are born, full of great energy: Plaksha, Darbhayana, Ketuman, and Gautama—great souls devoted to yoga, self-controlled, and steadfast in celibacy. Having undertaken lifelong celibacy, they too attain the world of Rudra. In the twenty-second cycle, when Vyasa is Shushmayana, I am present in Varanasi as the great sage Langali Bhima, where the gods and Indra reside. In that age of Kali, they will see me and also Balarama, the wielder of the plough. There too, my sons are born, righteous in conduct. Thus, through each cycle, the divine lineage of yogic sages endures, guided by the presence of the Lord, ever ascending to the world of Rudra and the supreme abode of Maheshvara.