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"Then Pandavas went to Dwarawati and asked Govind to advise them."
Here, Krishna comes as a true politician and well-wisher of Pandavas. He sends an emissary to avoid the war between brothers, the Pandavas and Kauravas, but does not succeed in his mission. Once again, Krishna sends a messenger to have Karna back with Pandavas in Kurukshetra-war of Mahabharat. Jain poet treats Krishna as a true diplomat here, when he persists Karna to be with his brothers, rather than with the Kauravas, under the leadership of Duryodhan. Though Karna refuses to oblige Krishna, but this is truly a displomatic approach of Krishna 36
According to Jain Krishna-Katha, the character of Krishna has been of a true Friend, Philosopher and Guide from the beginning to the end of Mahabharata-war. After the war, Krishna pays due respects to everybody from both Camps, whether he is winner or looser and returns to Dwarawati.
Krishna, in Jain Krishna-Katha, kills Jarasandh, who also fought in the Kurukshetra-war with Kauravas against Krishna and Pandavas. Because, in Jain tradition of 63 'Shalaka Purushas' Krishna and Jarasandh are 9th Narain and Prati-narain respectively, Krishna kills Jarasandh.
ghanto-osa Mie HHA PURA CET HIEVİŞ!
31EF 37 gifUTS AMTE HTET HTEUTS!!??37 i.e. "Kuru-pandav delehin sammattahin ran-ras vahay shanain.
Abhittai uttar dahinahin magah mahav sahnain."
"After the Kaurava-pandavas war has been fought to an end, Madhava i.e. Krishna killed the king of Magadha, i.e. Jarasandh with his army".
Thus, Krishna has become the Hero of Jain-Krishna-Katha which is different from that of the Mahabharata of Hindus, in which Krishna kills Kamsa, the ruler of Mathura. 3) Diplomatic Wisdom of Krishna
The Jain tradition of Krishna-Katha, has depicted the character of Krishna in a very strange and different manner, showing him as a
