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After the birth of the son Cimundarāja and a fight with Lātarāja, Mūlarāja installed Cāmundarāja to throne ard himself renounced the world.
Three sons Vallabharāja, Durlabharāja and Nāgarāja were born to Cāmundarāja. After invasion over Malawa, he fell ill and expired. Durlabharāja succeeded. It again follows the svyamvara characteristic of the Mahākāvya where Durlabha and Nāga. rāja had to face the jealous kings after being selected as bridgrooms
Nāgarāja was blessed with a son Bhīma who succeeded to the throne. A number of confiderated kings conspired against Bhīma but were defeated. He was succeeded by Karṇa who was associated with a love affair, another characteristic of the mahákāvya who ultimately married the damsel Mayaņallā. To obtain issue, Karṇa worshipped Laksmī and here divine elements in the mahākāvya follow. With the blessing of Laksmī, Karņa got the son Jayasimha whose annals are described in the major portion of the Dvyāśrayakāvya.
Barbara attacked the temple at Śrīpurasthala and after a fight Jayasiṁha made Barbara a captive and released him later on. Here again a boon by Nāgas, a semi-mythical element creeps in the mahā kāvya to fulfil its characteristics. Another fictitious story of the Yoginis protecting Yaśovarman follows. It is followed by the constructions by Siddharāja i. e. a Rudramahālaya, a Caitya of Mahāvīra at Siddhapura while coming back from Somanātha,
