After Kalki, the final avatar, departs from the earth along with his followers and common soldiers, they will attain their abode in the land between the sacred rivers Ganges and Yamuna. With Kalki’s departure, the world will enter a time of great turmoil. The kings will have perished, and with their protection gone, the people will lose all restraint. In the absence of order, they will turn upon one another, slaying each other in battle. Bereft of mutual comfort and support, people will wander in great affliction. They will abandon their cities and villages, and all will become equal, left without possessions. Sacred learning and dharma will be lost, as will the established orders of life. The ashramas will disappear, and people—short-lived and frail—will be remembered as mere dwellers of the forests. In this harsh age, they will live among rivers and mountains, surviving on leaves, roots, and fruits. Clad in bark, leaves, or animal skins, they will embrace a dreadful asceticism, enduring many hardships. Their lives will be brief and forgotten, full of suffering and distress, as they struggle through the twilight of Kali Yuga. As Kali Yuga wanes, the people will decline with it. But when Kali Yuga is finally exhausted and the Krita (Satya) age begins again, people will naturally return to proper conduct, living righteously by their very nature, without deviation. Thus have the deeds of gods and asuras been recounted. Within this context, the great Vaishnava glory of the Yadu lineage has been described. Now, let us turn to the stories of Turvasu, as well as those of Puru, Druhyu, and Anu. Turvasu’s son was Vahni, and Vahni’s son was Gobhānu. Gobhānu’s son was the mighty Trisānu, whose son was Aparājita. Trisānu’s own son was Karandhama. However, the famous king Marutta was not descended from Karandhama; he belonged to an earlier time and was not his son. This Marutta, as is known, was without an heir. The son of Duṣkṛta, of the Paurava line, was regarded as unfit to succeed him. By the curse of Yayāti and the passage of time, Turvasu’s line once merged into the Paurava lineage. Duṣkṛta’s heir was a king named Śarūtha. From Śarūtha came Janāpīḍa, who had four sons: Pāṇḍya, Kerala, Cola, and Kulya. Their descendants became known as the Kulyas, Pāṇḍyas, Colas, and the people of Kerala. Druhyu, another son of Yayāti, had two renowned and valiant sons: Babhru and Setu. Setu’s son was Aruddha, while Babhru’s son was called Ripu. The mighty Aruddha was slain in battle by Yauvanāśva, but only after a fierce war lasting fourteen months. Aruddha’s heir was a king named Gāndhāra, from whom the great region of Gāndhāra took its name. The horses bred in Gāndhāra became famed as the best among steeds. Gāndhāra’s son was Dharma, whose son was Ghṛta. Ghṛta’s son was Durdama, followed by Pracetā. Pracetā had a hundred sons, all of whom became kings ruling over foreign lands in the northern direction. Anu, yet another son of Yayāti, had three great and supremely righteous sons: Sabhānara, Pakṣa, and Parapakṣa. Sabhānara’s son was the wise king Kālānala. There was a righteous king named Sṛñjaya, virtuous and powerful as the fire of time. Sṛñjaya’s son was the heroic king Purañjaya. Purañjaya’s son was Janamejaya, a man of great strength and a royal sage. Janamejaya’s son was Mahāśāla, who became a mighty king. Mahāśāla’s son was Mahāmanā, whose fame reached the heavens and who was regarded as equal to Indra. Mahāmanā, lord of the seven continents and a universal emperor, begot two illustrious sons: Uśīnara, who was well-versed in righteousness, and Titikṣu, who was also virtuous. Uśīnara’s five wives—Mṛgā, Kṛmī, Navā, Darvā, and Dṛṣadvatī—each bore him a son, all leaders of their clans and righteous through great austerity. Mṛgā’s son was Mṛga; Navā’s son was Nava; Kṛmī’s son was Kṛmi; Darvā’s son was Suvrata, who was virtuous; and Dṛṣadvatī’s son was Śivi, along with Uśīnara himself. Each son established a city or region: Śivi’s city was Śivapura, Mṛga’s was Yaudheya, Nava’s domain was Navarāṣṭra, Kṛmi’s city was Kṛmilā, and Suvrata’s was Vṛṣṭā. Śivi had four sons, each renowned: Vṛṣadarbha, Suvīra, Kekaya, and Madraka. Their lands flourished as the Kekayas, Madrakas, Vṛṣadarbhas, and Sūcidarbhas. Now, hear of Titikṣu’s descendants. Titikṣu became a famous king in the eastern direction, and his son was the mighty-armed Uśadratha. Hema’s son was Sutapā, and Sutapā’s son was Sutayaśā, who was born among humans when the lineage was diminished, desiring offspring. Among these, Bali was a great yogi, magnanimous even when bound. He produced sons who established the four social orders on earth. From him came Aṅga, Vaṅga, Suhla, Puṇḍra, Kaliṅga, and Bāleya—these became renowned Kṣatriya clans. The Bāleyas and the Brāhmaṇas were his descendants, and to Bali, the wise, Brahmā granted many boons out of affection. Bali was blessed with great yogic power, a lifespan measured by a kalpa, invincibility in battle, and eminence in righteousness. He received the vision of the three worlds, preeminence in progeny, unmatched strength, and deep insight into the very essence and meaning of righteousness.