When Arjuna had pleased the Sun, the radiant deity spoke to him with favor: “Since you have won my grace, I bestow upon you these arrows—endless in number and able to fly in all directions. Wherever you release them, they will blaze forth, filled with my own energy.” The Sun continued, “With my power infused within them, these arrows will dry up even immovable things, and will reduce the dry to ashes. Through this, O king among men, you will achieve your aim and find satisfaction.” With these words, the Sun handed the powerful arrows to Arjuna. Armed with this divine weaponry, Arjuna unleashed them, and they burned up all the immovable things that lay before him. Villages, hermitages, cattle-stations, cities, sacred groves, forests, and gardens—nothing escaped the flames. The eastern region was consumed, and then the entire south followed. The earth was left stripped of trees and grass, devastated by the terrible energy of the Sun’s gift. At that very time, a great sage, having taken to the waters in deep penance, remained submerged for ten thousand years. When his vow was at last fulfilled, the radiant ascetic emerged, only to find his hermitage reduced to ashes by Arjuna’s fiery onslaught. In his anger, the sage cursed the royal sage, as has been recounted before. Now, let us turn to the illustrious lineage of that royal sage, who descended from Kroṣṭu. In the line of Kroṣṭu was born Viṣṇu, foremost among the Vṛṣṇis. Kroṣṭu’s son was the mighty chariot-warrior Vṛjinīvān, whose son was Svāha, a man of great strength. Svāha’s son was Ruṣaṅgu, famed as the best among speakers. Ruṣaṅgu, desiring children, was blessed with a gentle-natured son named Citra, who in turn fathered Citraratha, renowned for his accomplished deeds. From this line came the heroic Caitrarathi, also known as Śaśabindu, generous, famous, and a universal monarch. It is sung in old genealogies that Śaśabindu had a hundred sons, and each of those sons fathered a hundred sons as well. These descendants were wise, handsome, wealthy, and energetic. Among the hundred, Pṛthusāhva was the mightiest, while others included Pṛthuśravā, Pṛthuyaśā, Pṛthudharmā, Pṛthuṃjaya, Pṛthukīrti, and Pṛthumanā—kings who all bore the name Śaśabindu. The knowers of ancient tradition declare that the foremost among them, Pṛthuśravas, was born as the son of Suyajña, during the interval between Suyajña’s reigns. Suyajña’s son, Uśanā, protected the earth and performed a hundred excellent horse sacrifices, establishing his righteousness. Uśanā’s son, Titikṣu, was also called Śatrutāpana, and his son Marutta became the greatest among royal sages. Marutta’s son, the heroic Kambalabarhiṣa, was learned and wore golden armor. His son, Rukmakavaca, gained the earth after slaying other armored archers with many arrows. During his horse sacrifice, Rukmakavaca bestowed gifts upon the Brahmins and, on occasion, slew enemy heroes. He had five valorous sons, skilled in archery: Rukmeṣu, Pṛthurukma, Jyāmagha, Parigha, and Hari. Parigha and Hari were established in Videha, Rukmeṣu became king, and Pṛthurukma supported him. Jyāmagha, renouncing the kingdom, chose to dwell peacefully in their hermitage, guided by a Brahmin. Seeking a livelihood, Jyāmagha took up his bow, mounted his chariot bearing his banner, and journeyed alone to the banks of the Narmadā, reaching the mountain Ṛkṣavanta. There, he sat where others had eaten, accompanied by his devoted wife, Caitrā, who was mature and faithful. Though the king was childless and had not taken another wife, he won a victory in battle and obtained a maiden. Out of fear, he said to his wife, “Let this pure-smiling girl be your daughter-in-law.” Caitrā, puzzled, asked, “Whose daughter-in-law is she?” Jyāmagha replied, “She will be the wife of the son who will be born to you.” Through severe austerity, Caitrā was blessed with a son, Vidarbha. The king, with the royal maiden, fathered two sons, Krathakaiśika and Lomapāda, and a third, most righteous son. Vidarbha’s sons were skilled in battle, and Lomapāda’s son was Manu, who was also his own kinsman. Kaiśika’s son was Cidi, from whom the kings called Caidi are remembered. Kratha, Vidarbha’s son, fathered Kunti, who in turn had a valiant son, Raṇadhṛṣṭa, famed for his prowess. Raṇadhṛṣṭa’s son was the righteous Nirvṛti, destroyer of enemy heroes. Nirvṛti had a single son, Vidūratha, whose son was Vyoma, also called Daśārha. Vyoma’s son was Jīmūta, and Jīmūta’s son was Vimala. Vimala fathered Bhīmaratha, who begot Navaratha. Navaratha’s son was Dṛḍharatha, whose son was Śakuni. From Śakuni came Karambha, then Devarāta. Devakṣatra became king, and his illustrious son was Daivarāti, born as if from a divine womb, the delight of Devanakṣatra. Madhu and Puravas begot Madhur, radiant in splendor, and from Puravas came Purudvān, best among men. Purudvān’s wife, Vaidarbhi Bhadraseṇī, bore him Jantu, whose wife was an Ikṣvāku princess. From her, a son was born—Sātvata, endowed with virtue and famed among the Sātvatas. Thus, understanding this noble lineage of the great-souled Jyāmagha, Sātvata attained union with the wise king Soma, blessed with abundant offspring.