Having received it thus, Brahman gave this religion, which has Narayana for its soul, to Rudra. In the golden age of that ancient Kalpa, Rudra, devoted to Yoga, 0 king, communicated it to all those Rishis called Valkhilyas. Through the illusion of Narayana, it once more disappeared from the universe.
नारायणात्मको राजन् रुद्राय प्रददौ च तम्। ततो योगस्थितो रुद्रः पुरा कृतयुगे नृप।॥ बालखिल्यानृषीन् सर्वान् धर्ममेतदपाठयत्। अन्तर्दधे ततो भूयस्तस्य देवस्य मायया॥