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Mention of Lord Rishabhdev and Bharat in Jain and Non-Jain Puranas etc.
Lord Rishabhdev and Emperor Bharat are the main protagonists of the Adipurana. Their brief description related to the present context is as written above. Lord Rishabhdev and Emperor Bharat were such influential virtuous men that they are mentioned not only in Jain scriptures but also in Vedic mantras, non-Jain Puranas, Upanishads etc. The Bhagavata also gives a detailed account of Marudeva, Nabhiraj, Rishabhdev and his son Bharat. It is another matter that it is given in many parts in different ways. This country is also known as Bharat after Bharat Chakravarti.
The following quotes confirm our above statement: "Agniprasoonome stu Rishabho'bhut suto dvijah. Rishabhad Bharat ase virah putra shata barah ||36|| So'bhisichyarishabah puvam mahapravajyamaasthitah. Tapas tepe mahabagah pulahasramsamshayah ||40|| Hima pani barsha bharatay pita dadau. Tasmattu bharatam varsha tasya namna mahatmanah ||41||"
-Markandeya Purana, Chapter 40 "Himahvayam tu yavarsha nabherasi mahaatmanah. Tasyarshabho'bhavatputro malvechya mahaapati ||30|| Pama bharato gane virah putra shatagrajah. So'bhisichyarishabah puvam bharatam prithvipati ||3||"
-Kurma Purana, Chapter 41 "Baramrityubhayam nasti dharmaadhamom yugavikam. Navam madhyam tulya himaveshatu nabhithah ||10||
Phabho maradevya rishabhad bharato'bhavat. Rishabhodattami puve shalyagrame harim gathah ||11|| Bharata bharatam varsha bharatat sumatistva bhut."
-Agni Purana, Chapter 1. Manistvavanavtvam maldevya mahacha tih. Rishabham papivamela sarvakshastrasma purvajam ||50|| Rupama bharato jo virah putra shatabanah. So'bhisichyacha bharatam purva pravajyamaasthitah ||4|| Himahani varsha bharatay nyavedayat. Tasmad bharatam varsha tasya namna vidusha ||42||"
-Vayu Mahapurana Purvardha, Chapter 33
"Nabhistvajanayat purva maradevya mahan tim ||5|| Ava pathirva alan sarvakshastrasya purvajam. Rishabhad bharato jo virah putra shatagrajah ||60|| So'bhisivyarishabah purva mahapravajyamaasthitah. Hima dakshinam va tasya namna bidurvadhah ||6||"
-Brahmanda Purana Purvardha, Anushangapad, Chapter 14 "Mabhirmardevya putramjanayat shabhanamanam tasya bharatah putrastva tavadprajah tasya bharatasya pita rishabah hemakshi mahabaratam nama shashas."
-Varaha Purana, Chapter 74
1. These quotes are taken from Swami Karmamad's book 'Dharma Ka Adi Pravartak'.