There was, in days of yore, a king on Earth, Uparichara, by name. He was known to be the friend, of Indra the king of gods. He was devoted to Narayana called also by the name of Hari.
राजोपरिचरो नाम बभूवाधिपतिर्भुवः। आखण्डलसखः ख्यातो भक्तो नारायणं हरिम्॥