When the agreement between the king and Urvashi was destined to be broken, it was foretold that she would leave him. The details of her departure were revealed: for the fulfillment of the king’s purpose, the illustrious Gandharva promised to intervene and, having spoken thus, departed to carry out his plan. That night, the Gandharva arrived and took away one sheep from the king’s flock. Urvashi, with a charming smile, pretended as if the sheep were her own child, playing her part in the unfolding drama. Aware of the Gandharvas’ arrival, the radiant Urvashi lay on her bed and called out to the king, saying, “My son is being taken away.” The king, upon hearing her words, pondered the situation and stood naked, realizing that if Urvashi saw him in such a state, their agreement would be broken. Then, the Gandharvas took a second sheep. When this happened, Urvashi again addressed Aila, saying, “Both my sons have been taken, O king, as if I were without a protector.” The king, stirred by her words, rose and ran out naked. Following the tracks of the sheep, the Gandharvas conjured a magnificent illusion—a splendid palace. Suddenly, as the illusion revealed itself, Urvashi saw the king naked. Witnessing this, the apsaras of changing form vanished from sight. Realizing that Urvashi had disappeared, the Gandharvas abandoned the sheep and vanished as well. The king, seeing the two sheep left behind, returned home. Not finding Urvashi there, he was overcome with grief and lamented her absence. He wandered across the land, searching everywhere for her. Eventually, the mighty king found her in Kurukshetra, at the Plaksha ford, where she was playing in a lotus-filled pond with five beautiful apsaras. Urvashi, with her fair brow, noticed the king nearby and said to her companions, “This is that supreme man.” She revealed to them that she once belonged to him, and the five apsaras with crested hair appeared before the king. Delighted to see her, the king spoke many words of longing: “Come here, stay, remain in my mind, stay in my speech, O beautiful one.” They exchanged subtle words with one another. Urvashi then told Ila, “O lord, I am pregnant by you. After a year, your son will be born—there is no doubt.” The king spent a solitary night with her, and, overjoyed, returned to his city. When a year had passed, he came again to Urvashi. After spending another night with her, the great-minded king, tormented by desire, pleaded, “Be with me always.” Urvashi replied, “The Gandharvas have granted you a boon; choose it, great king, and tell them yourself.” The king chose to dwell always in the same world as the great-souled Gandharvas. The Gandharvas granted his wish, saying, “Let it be so.” They gave him a vessel for Agni and instructed, “By performing a sacrifice with this, O king, you will attain the highest world.” Taking the boy, the king set out for the city, but left him in the forest and returned home. Once again, he took the visible fire and saw an ashvattha tree nearby, which amazed him. He went to the Gandharvas with Agni, and Agni instructed him to make a fire-stick from the ashvattha wood. The king crafted the fire-stick, kindled fire as prescribed, and performed the sacrifice. By dividing the fire threefold and offering many sacrifices, he attained the world of the Gandharvas. In the Treta age, the mighty Gandharva charioteer dwelt there, and Ila established those women. Previously there had been only one fire, but Ila established the tradition. Thus, Ila the king, of great power, dwelt in that most sacred land, adorned by sages. He established his kingdom at Prayaga, on the northern bank of the Yamuna at Pratishthana. Ila had six sons, each radiant as Indra: Āyu, Dhīmān, Amāvasu, Viśvāyu, Śatāyu, and Gatāyu, all renowned among the Gandharvas. Viśvāyu, Śatāyu, and Gatāyu were sons of Urvashi. From Amāvasu was born King Bhīma, and then Viśvajit. Bhīma’s heir was the illustrious king Kāñcanaprabha, whose learned and mighty son was Suhotra. Suhotra’s son, Jahnu, was born from Keśikā. After performing a great sacrifice, the river Gaṅgā flowed forth. For a future purpose, Gaṅgā flooded the land, inundating the sacrificial enclosure. Suhotra’s son, Varada, angry and red-eyed, spoke to Gaṅgā: “Immediately receive the fruit of your arrogance! All this of yours is now fruitless; I shall drink up the water.” When the royal sage drank up Gaṅgā, the gods and seers intervened, and Jāhnavī was brought forth as his daughter. Jahnu then took Kāverī, the granddaughter of Yuvanāśva, as his wife. By the curse of Yuvanāśva, Gaṅgā was thus produced, and Kāverī, the best of rivers, became Jahnu’s blameless wife. Jahnu begot a beloved and righteous son named Suhotra through Kāverī, and Suhotra’s son was Ajaka.