Samudravijaya was the father of
Neminatha (twenty-second
Tirthankara
In Jainism, a ''Tirthankara'' (; ) is a saviour and supreme preacher of the ''Dharma (Jainism), dharma'' (righteous path). The word ''tirthankara'' signifies the founder of a ''Tirtha (Jainism), tirtha'', a fordable passage across ''Saṃsā ...
) and brother of
Vasudeva
Vasudeva (; Sanskrit: वसुदेव ), also called Anakadundubhi (''anakas'' and ''dundubhis'' both refer to ''drums'', after the musicians who played these instruments at the time of his birth), is the father of the Hindu deities Krishna ( ...
(father of
Krishna
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). He was born to King
Andhakavṛṣṭī of
Harivamsa dynasty in
Śaurīpura where he later ruled as a king. He married princess Shivadevi.
Literature
The
Harivamsa Purana of Acharya
Jinasena throws some light on the life of Samudravijaya.
Notes
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Neminatha
Jain monarchs
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