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Great Men
in sober posture, with banner of palm-tree (Baladeva), with the flying banner of eagle (Vāsudeva), drawing the great bows, ocean of great virility, unconquerable, archer, composed man, well-known in battle, born in noble lineage, breaking into pieces the diamond (with fingers), lord of half Bharat region, serene (calm), mark on the forehead of royal dynasty, invincible, with unconquerable chariots, plough-mace ( arms of Baladeva), arrow, conch, wheel, gadā, śakti, sword (arms of Vāsudeva). Indeed, in the island of Jambudvipa, in Bharatavarṣa, in this descending half-cycle there were nine Vāsudevas]. Triprstha, [Dviprstha, Svayambhū, Purusottama, Purusasimha Purusapundarika, Datta and Nārāyana] up to Krsna. 127 [The nine Baladevas of the corresponding period and region] Acala, [Vijaya, Bhadra, Suprabha, Sudarśana, Ananda, Nandana, Padma] and Rāma, the last. 128.
एतेसिं णं णवण्हं बलदेव- वासुदेवाणं पुव्वभविया "नव नामधेज्जा होत्था, तंजहा50 विस्सभूती पर्व्वयए धणदत्त समुद्ददत्त' 1 सेवाले ।
पियमित्त 52 ललियमित्ते पुर्ण व्वसू गंगदत्ते य ॥ १२९॥
Of these nine Baladevas and nine Vasudevas, there were nine names of previous births, namely : Visvabhūti, Parvata, Dhanadatta, Samudradatta, Saivāla, Priyamitra, Lalitamitra, Punarvasu and Gangadatta. 129.
एताइं नामाइं पुव्वभवे आसि वासुदेवाणं ।
. एत्तो बलदेवाणं जहक्कमं कित्तइस्सामि ॥ १३० ॥
These are the names of Vasudevas in previous birth. Hereafter, [I] will enumerate in respective order [names of] Baladevas. 130.
54 विस्सनंदी सुबंधू य सागरदत्ते असोग ललिए य । वाराह धम्मसेणे अपराइय रायललिए य ।। १३१॥
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49. नव २ णाम' जे० । एवं च जे० अनुसारेण नव नव णामधेज्जा इति पाठः ॥
50. आवश्यकमूलभाष्येऽपि एताः सप्त गाथा दृश्यन्ते ॥
51. 'दत्ते य सेवाले हे २ । 'दत्त इसिवाले मु० ॥
52. मित्ते खं० हे १, २ ला २ ॥
53. 'व्वसुगंग' खं० हे १ ला २ । 'व्वसूय गंग' हे २ || 54. विसनंदी य सुबन्धू मु० ॥
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