Indra said: When the Dharmas have been propounded by the seven sages, other sages promulgate them (among the people) by differentiating them between those pertaining to Śruti and Smṛti. Some of these sages stay even at the time of dissolution for the purpose of establishing Dharma. The sages indeed stay in office throughout the manvantara, just as trees remain (unaffected) when the forest fire consumes the grass. But when rain falls this grows up again. In the same manner, after the people of Kali die the people of Kṛta yuga come up. The continuity from one yuga to another goes on without break in this manner till the manvantara comes to a close.