And in this Bharata race were many godlike and greatly powerful best of monarchs. They were like Brahma himself. Their names are countless. O descendant of the Bharata race, I shall name only the chief ones, who were all blessed with great fortune and devoted to truth and honesty. They were all like the celestial.
भरतस्यान्ववाये हि देवकल्पा महौजसः। बभूवुर्ब्रह्मकल्पाश्च बहवो राजसत्तमाः॥ येषामपरिमेयानि नामधेयानि सर्वशः। तेषां तु ते यथामुख्यं कीर्तयिष्यामि भारत। महाभागान् देवकल्पान् सत्यार्जवपरायणान्॥