Samudravijaya

Samudravijaya
Spouse Shivadevi
Parents
  • Andhakavrishni (father)
Children Neminatha

Samudravijaya was the father of Lord Neminatha (twenty-second Tirthankara) and brother of Vasudeva (father of Krishna).[1] He was born to King Andhakavrishni of Harivamsa (dynasty) in Sauripura (Dvaraka) where he later ruled as a king.[2] He married princess Shivadevi.[3]

Literature

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

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