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text of Vaidika tradition, Harivam a's description of the Y dava clan also shows that rk a and r Ari anemi were paternal cousins and their great grandfathers were Yudh jita and Devamīdhu a, who were brothers. The only difference between the two traditions is that in Jain literature Ari anemi's father Samudravijaya is considered the elder brother of Vasudeva; while in Harivam a Pura, Citraka and Vasudeva are considered paternal cousins. Possibly, Citraka (Citraratha) was Samudravijaya's other name. But in both traditions there are no two views about K a and Ari anemi being paternal cousins. The dissimilarity in names in the two traditions could be a result of events, bad times, many fierce battles, clan fights, foreign invasions, etc. But the description gathered in Jain literature and gamas about T rthamkara, there is no scope for not considering that proven. Not just that, in Harivam a there is mention of K a's queen Satyabh m 's middle sister by the name of D dhavrata, about whose marriage there is no clear description. D dhavrat , this qualifying name is probably indicative of Rj mat , because in that time there was no greater woman steady in her vow, who by merely being promised by word to her groom, remained unmarried for life after he went back and observed the mah vratas.
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