In the course of divine revelation, the names of great sages and teachers were spoken, each shining in their own time. Among them were Vācaśravā, the sage present in person; Śuṣmāyaṇi, pure of heart; Tṛṇabindu, renowned for his austerity; Śakti and his son Śākteya; and Uttara, steadfast in discipline. Also named were Jātūkarṇya, Hari incarnate, and the illustrious sage Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana—these, it was said, are the Vyāsas, who, together with the masters of yoga, would guide the world especially during the age of Kali. It was declared that the incarnations of the Lord, of Rudra, and of Vyāsa are truly countless, appearing again and again through the cycles of time and in every age—most especially in the Kali age, out of compassion and reverence for the world. In this Vaivasvata cycle, within the Varāha kalpa, these divine incarnations would be proclaimed anew, as they would be in all other cycles. Thus, the instruction was given: the Manvantaras of the present Varāha kalpa should be declared, as well as the perfected beings of previous cycles and of the current Vaivasvata cycle. The line of Manus, those great progenitors of humanity, was recounted: Manu Svāyambhuva is the first, followed by Svārociṣa, then Uttama, Tāmasa, Raivata, and Cākṣuṣa. After them come Vaivasvata and Sāvarṇi, then Dharma Sāvarṇika, Piśaṅga, Apiśaṅgābha, Śabala, and Varṇaka. The Manus whose names end with 'au' and begin with 'a' are Śveta, Pāṇḍu, Rakta, Tāmra, Pīta, and Kāpila. Following are Krishna, Shyama, Dhumra, Sudhumra, Apishanga, Pishanga, Trivarna, and Shabala. These auspicious Manus were described according to their colors, known as Kalaṃdhura, their names and hues repeating through the cycles. Among them, those whose essence is sound were named, and the inner lords were summarized: Vaivasvata, Ṛkāra, Manu, Krishna, and Sureśvara. Of these, the seventh among them—the yogis—would be spoken of, those who appear in the cycles of ages, both in past kalpas and those yet to come. At present, Varaha is to be known, and from the seventh interval onward, the yogic incarnations of the Lord and the lineages of his disciples are to be remembered. Observing all times and cycles, the sages and yogis were named: in the first cycle, Shveta; in Kali, Rudra; then Sutara and Madana, followed by Suhotra, Kaṅkaṇa, Lokākṣi, Jaigīṣavya of great brilliance, and the blessed Dadhivāhana. There were Ṛṣabha the wise, Ugra, Atri, Subālaka, Gautama, and the most revered one among the gods. Others included Vedaśīrṣa, Gokarṇa the cave-dweller, Jaṭāmālī, Ṭṭahāsa, Dāruka, and Lāṅgalī. The tradition continued with the great-bodied sage Śūlī, Daṇḍī, Muṇḍīśvara, Sahiṣṇu, Somaśarmā, and Nakulīśa, the world teacher. In the interval of Vaivasvata, the incarnations of the supreme soul as yoga teachers were properly spoken of, those of good vows in all cycles. In Dvapara, Vyasa and the foremost sages appeared, and in that age, four imperishable disciples of the lords of yoga were named: Shveta, Shvetaśikhaṇḍī, Shvetāśva, and Shvetalohita. Others were Dundubhi, Shatarūpa, Ṛcīka, Ketumāṃ, Viśoka, Vikeśa, Vipāśa, Sumukha, Durmukha, Durdama, and Duratikrama. The line of wisdom continued with Sanaka, Sananda, Prabhu, Sanātana, Ṛbhu, Sanatkumāra, Sudhāmā, and Viraja. There were Śaṅkhapād, Vairaja, Megha, Sārasvata, Suvāhana the foremost sage, and Meghavāha of great splendor. Kapila, Asuri, Pañcaśikha, Vālkala the great yogi, Parāśara, Garga, Bhārgava, Āṅgirasa, Balabandhu, Nirāmitra, Ketuśṛṅga, and Tapodhana were also remembered. He was known as Lambodara, Lamba, Lambākṣa, Lambakeśaka, all-knowing, even-minded, Sādhya, and Sarva. Among others were Sudhāmā, Kāśyapa, Vāsiṣṭha, Virajā, Atri, Devasada, Śravaṇa, Śraviṣṭhaka, Kuṇi, Kuṇibāhu, Kuśarīra, and Kunetraka. There were also Kaśyapa, Uśanā, Cyavana, Bṛhaspati, Utathya, Vāmadeva the great yogi, and the mighty one. Further, Vācaśravā, Sudhīka, Śyāvāśva the lord of ascetics, Hiraṇyanābha, Kauśalya, Logākṣi, and Kuthumi were named. Sumantu, the wise Barbarī, Kabandha, Kuśikaṃdhara, Plakṣa, Dālbhyāyaṇi, Ketumān, and Gopana were among the revered. Bhallāvī, Madhupiṅga, Śvetaketu the treasure of austerity, Uśika, Bṛhadaśva, Devala, and the poet were also honored. Śālihotra, Agniveśa, Yuvanāśva, Śaradvasu, Chagala, Kuṇḍakarṇa, Kumbha, and Pravāhaka were named, as were Ulūka, Vidyuta, Maṇḍūka, Āśvalāyana, Akṣapāda, Kumāra, Ulūka, and Vatsa. Kuśika, Garbha, Mitra, and Kauruṣya were acknowledged as noble disciples among yogins in all traditions. These pure souls, most established in Brahman, devoted to knowledge and yoga, were the accomplished Pāśupatas, covered in sacred ash. Their disciples and grand-disciples, numbering in the hundreds and thousands, having attained Pāśupata yoga, are said to be established in the realm of Rudra. From the gods down to the piśācas, all creatures are spoken of as paśus, for Bhava is their Lord and thus called Paśupati. This yoga, known as Pāśupata, was established by Rudra, the Lord of beings, for the attainment of both the highest and lowest powers. Now, it is said, the seats of yoga established by Śiva himself for the welfare of the worlds will be explained, so that all may benefit from this divine knowledge.