Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s7.146

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Kaṇṇi (Karṇi) Seventh chapter of the eleventh section of Viyāhapaṇṇatti 1 Kanha (Kṛṣṇa) Son of Vasudeva and his queen Devai and brother of Rāma(1) He was the sovereign i e Vāsudeva(1) of the southern half of the Bharaha(2) region in Jambūdīva Bāravai was his capital though he was born at Mahurā(1) He was famous for his bravery He had killed Kamsa the king of Mahurā(1) as well as Jarasandha the king of Rāyagiha the father-in law of Kamsa and the ninth Padisattu Kanha is also known as Mahāraha.² Kanha was a compassionate king ³ He had under him ten revered kings like Samuddavijaya etc f i e great heroes like Baladeva(1) etc sixty thousand heroes like Samba etc He had sixteen thousand wives of them eight were principal viz Paumāvai(14) Gorī(2) Gamdhārī(4) Lakkhanā(2) Susīmā(2) Jambavai(1) Saccabhāmā(1) and Ruppiṇī(1) the last being the chief among them Gayasukumāla(1) was his real brother Kanha had been to Avarakamka to rescue Dovaī the wife of five Pamḍavas who was abducted by Paumaṇābha the king of that place He succeeded in defeating the king and escuing the lady While returning from Avarakamka the Pamḍavas just out of fun hd the boat meant for crossing Gamgā Kanha had to swim over the entire river to reach the other bank This caused much annoyance to him Consequently the Pamḍavas were ex led by Kanha Titthavara Ariṭṭhanemi had predicted before Kanha the destruction of Baravai the time place and way of his death his rebirth in Vāluyappabhā the third infernal region and thereafter in Sayaduvāra capital of Pumḍa, as Amama(2) the twelfth ⁷ Titthamkara of the coming Ussappiṇī ⁸ Kanha lived for a period of one thousand years His height wa ten dhanusas ⁹ In his previous birth he was Gamgadatta(4)¹⁰ He is also known as Vasudeva(2) ¹¹