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## Past and Future Great Souls
**661** - These nine Vasudevas had nine Niyāna-bhūmis in their previous births. (Where they attained Niyāna [liberation]). For example:
1. Mathura, 2. Kanakavastu, 3. Shravasti, 4. Podanpur, 5. Rajagriha, 6. Kakandī, 7. Kaushambi, 8. Mithilapuri, and 9. Hastinapur. || 61 ||
**662** - These nine Vasudevas had nine Niyāna-kāraṇas (causes of liberation). For example:
1. Gāvi (cow), 2. Yupastambha (sacrificial post), 3. Sangrāma (battle), 4. Ithi (woman), 5. Parāyo (defeat in battle), 6. Rangā (woman's love), 7. Bhajanuraga (devotion), 8. Goṭṭi (group), 9. Paraiḍḍi (foreigner), 10. Māuā (mother). || 62 ||
**663** - These nine Vasudevas had nine Padisattus (enemies). For example:
1. Ashvagrīva, 2. Tārak, 3. Merak, 4. Madhu-Kaitabha, 5. Nishumbha, 6. Bali, 7. Prabhraj (Prahlāda), 8. Rāvaṇa, and 9. Jarāsandha. || 63 ||
These Kirtipurusha (famous men) were the nine enemies of the Vasudevas. All of them were Chakrayodi (warriors who fought with a chakra) and all of them were killed in battle by their own chakras. || 64 ||
Out of the nine Vasudevas, one went to the seventh earth, five went to the sixth earth, one to the fifth, one to the fourth, and Krishna went to the third earth. || 65 ||
All Rāmas (Balarama) are Anidānakṛta (not liberated) and all Vasudevas are Niyāna-kṛta (liberated) in their previous births. All...