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Jāmbawatī, Lakşmaņā, Suśimā, Gauri, Padmavati and Gāndhārī) out of sixteen thousand queens.49 Atimukataka Muni made a prophacy that Rukmaņi will deliver a child like Śrīkrsna by name of Pradyumna who will be kidnapped by Kālasamvara Vidyadhara. Kancanamälā will present two vidyās Prajñapti and Gauri to Pradyumna by which he will never be defeated. Pradyumna had a war with Srikrsna and proved himself to be a worthy son." Both, the father and son got acquintence here for the first time. The Vedic tradition refers to the number of
queens of Srīkrşņa 16001, out of them nine were Pattamahişis. 20. Satyabhāmã wanted to have a son like Pradumna. Harinaigamesi
gifted a neckless to Śrīkrsna saying that whosoever it bears, she will get a son like you. Pradyumna got the information through Prajñapti Vidyā and played a mischivious role. He sent Jāmbavati to Śrīkrsna for sexual intercourse in the form of Satyabhāmā. Finally Jāmbawatī delivered the son Śāmba like Krsna while Satyabhāmā got the son named Bhiru Kumāra, who appeared fearsome by nature. The Uttarapurāņa names Sambhava Kumāra
in place of Sāmba. 21. Pradumna had a good relation with Śāmba. He got married with
Vaidarbhī, the daughter of Rukmi as he overpowered an eliphant.
On the inspiration of Jivayaśā, her father Jarāsandha, the king of Rajagrha started to war with Krsna. Krsna also arrived at Mathurā along with Aristanemi. Jarāsandha constructed a Cakravyūha of having thousand Ārās or spokes. On the otherhand, Yādavas prepared Garudavyūha. Finally Srikssna killed Jarasandha and returned to Dwārīkä.S1 According to Vedic
tradition, Jarāsandha was killed by Bhīmasena.52 23. Vāņāsura, the Khecarapati of Srinivāspur had a daughter named
Uşā who had a love with Aniruddha, the son of Pradyumna. Aniruddha married ultimately with Ușă and Krsna killed
Vāņāsura. Krşņa then became Trikhandeśwara. 24. Aristanemi, the 22nd Tīrthankara was the son of Samudra
vijaya, the cousin of Śrīkrsna. At the time of Kamsabadha, he
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