Samudravijaya Explained

Type:Jain
Samudravijaya
Spouse:Śivādevī
Father:Andhakavṛṣṭī
Mother:Bhadrā
Children:Ariṣṭanemi

Samudravijaya was the father of Neminatha (twenty-second Tirthankara) and brother of Vasudeva (father of Krishna). He was born to King Andhakavṛṣṭī of Harivamsa dynasty in Śaurīpura where he later ruled as a king. He married princess Shivadevi.

Literature

The Harivamsa Purana of Acharya Jinasena throws some light on the life of Samudravijaya.