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Swami Samantabhadra.
His grandfather was Mrigeshavarma, his great-grandfather was Ravivarma, his great-great-grandfather was Harivarma, and his father's name was Kakutsthavarma; because the donation deeds of Kakutsthavarma, Mrigeshavarma and Harivarma, which are found in the places of Halsi and Vaijayanti, given to the Jains or Jain institutions, reveal this lineage * . There is no doubt that the ancient Kadamba kings were mostly Jains and were the kings of the southern (Banavasa) country; but from this alone, due to the similarity of names, it cannot be said that Shantivarma Kadamba and Shantivarma Samantabhadra were the same person. Some special means and evidence are needed to prove that they are the same person, which are currently lacking. In our opinion, even if Samantabhadra got married, he did not stay in the household for a long time, he took monastic vows at a young age, and only then could he have attained the extraordinary ability and importance that is found in his works and in the mentions of him in the works of other scholars, which will be shown later. It seems that Samantabhadra had dedicated himself to Jainism and the service of the Jinadeva from childhood, he had a natural love for them, and every fiber of his being was devoted to their stories. In such a situation, it can be expected that he would have delayed leaving home.
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In India, there has also been a custom that, upon the death of the father, the eldest son inherited the throne, the younger sons then left the family
* See 'Studies in South Indian Jainism', Volume Two, page 87.