who are the 9 bhalabhadras vasudevas and prativasudevas
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In Jain universal history, there are 9 sets of Balabhadras (Baladevas), Vāsudevas, and Prati-vāsudevas. Different Jain texts sometimes use slightly different names or spellings, especially for the earlier sets. ( jainpedia.org)- Acala / Vijaya — Tripṛṣṭa — Aśvagrīva. ( jainpedia.org)
- Vijaya / Acala — Dvipṛṣṭa — Tāraka. ( jainpedia.org)
- Bhadra / Dharma — Svayambhū — Meraka / Madhu. ( jainpedia.org)
- Suprabha — Puruṣottama — Madhu / Madhusūdana / Niśumbha / Madhukaiṭabha. ( jainpedia.org)
- Sudarśana — Puruṣasiṃha — Niśumbha / Madhukaiṭabha / Madhukrīḍa. ( jainpedia.org)
- Ānanda / Nandiṣeṇa / Nandimitra — Puruṣapuṇḍarīka — Bali / Niśumbha. ( jainpedia.org)
- Nandana / Nandiṣeṇa / Nandimitra — Puruṣadatta / Datta — Prahlāda / Praharaṇa / Balīndra. ( jainpedia.org)
- Padma / Rāma — Lakṣmaṇa / Nārāyaṇa — Rāvaṇa / Daśānana. ( jainpedia.org)
- Balarāma / Rāma / Padma — Kṛṣṇa — Jarāsaṃdha. ( jainpedia.org)