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Harivamsha (the dynasty of Hari). Yadu had two sonsShauri and Suvira. Suvira's son was named AndhakaVishnu. Andhaka-Vishnu had ten sons who have been called 'Dasharhas' in the Anta Krita Suteras (a text from the jaina canon ). One of these ten brothers was named as Vasudeva ji. He had two queens one of whom gave birth to Baladeva and the other to Shri Krishna, Suviras son was called Bhoja Vishnu. Bhoja Vishnu had two sons. Ugra sena and Devaka. Ugra Sena was favoured with a son and a daughter. The son was named as Kamsa and the daughter Rajimati. Devaka begot a daughter named Devaki whom he married to Vasudevji.
Lord Krishna killed Kamsa and appropriated the kingdom of Mathura. He lived there for some time after which he started to the coast of the West Sea where he laid the foundation of a city named Dwaraka. Samudra Vijaya, the eldest brother among the 'Dasharhas', lived there. His queen Sevadevi gave birth to Lord Arishta Nemi Natha. In his youth, Arishta Nemi Nathaji was going to be married with Rajimati but, when he imagined and saw with his own eyes the number of beasts to be slaughtered at the marriage ceremony, he returned from his father-in-law's house and accepted renunciation Rajimati too when she came to know of such noble ideas of her would be husband accepted renunciation. Gajasukumala, the younger brother of Lord Krishna was consecrated by Arishta Nemi Nathaji himself. He attained Kevala-Jnana ( omniscience) on the day of his renunciation and reached the region of perpetual Bliss afterwards. Jarasandha was reigning as Prati-Vasudeva at this time. He too was killed by Lord Krishna who then became the Chief Monarch of the tree Khandas.
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