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Samudravijaya
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Samudravijaya was the father of Neminatha (twenty-second Tirthankara) and brother of Vasudeva (father of Krishna). He was born to King Andhakavṛṣṭī of Harivamsa dynasty in Śaurīpura where he later ruled as a king. He married princess Shivadevi.

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The Harivamsa Purana of Acharya Jinasena throws some light on the life of Samudravijaya.

Notes

  1. Shah 2004, p. 24.
  2. Jain 2009, p. 88.
  3. von Glasenapp 1999, p. 317.

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