They are primeval Rishis, O king, whose names, if taken, are capable of purifying one of every sin. After this I shall recite the names of the principle kings.
एष वै समवायश्च ऋषिदेवसमन्वितः॥ आद्यः प्रकीर्तितो राजन् सर्वपापप्रमोचनः।