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{{hatnote|This article is about the Jain text, for the Hindu text related to Krishna, see [[Harivamsa]]}} | {{hatnote|This article is about the Jain text, for the Hindu text related to Krishna, see [[Harivamsa]]}} | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
In general, all Jaina Harivamśa narratives go far beyond what one might consider to be fitting for the ''Harivamśa'', i.e. the story of Krishna and his relatives, or Mahabharata material. They consist of four larger parts: (1) ''Harivamśa'', including the story of Krishna, his ancestors and progeny; (2) ''Nemicarita'', the biography of the 22nd Tīrthankara, Krishna’s cousin; (3) ''Pāndavacarita'', containing the central narrative of the ''Mahabharata''; and (4) ''Vasudevahindi'', the narrative of the wanderings of Krishna’s father Vasudeva, in reality being a Jaina version of the ''Brhatkathā'' in which the character of Prince Naravāhanadatta is replaced by Vasudeva. | In general, all Jaina [[Harivamsa|Harivamśa]] narratives go far beyond what one might consider to be fitting for the ''Harivamśa'', i.e. the story of Krishna and his relatives, or Mahabharata material. They consist of four larger parts: (1) ''Harivamśa'', including the story of Krishna, his ancestors and progeny; (2) ''Nemicarita'', the biography of the 22nd Tīrthankara, Krishna’s cousin; (3) ''Pāndavacarita'', containing the central narrative of the ''Mahabharata''; and (4) ''Vasudevahindi'', the narrative of the wanderings of Krishna’s father Vasudeva, in reality being a Jaina version of the ''Brhatkathā'' in which the character of Prince Naravāhanadatta is replaced by Vasudeva. | ||
True to the systematic requirements of a Jaina Purana, the first three chapters describe the narrative setting of Mahāvīra’s ''samavasarana'', where Shrenika enquires about the story of the Hari dynasty upon seeing Jitashatru, a monk of the Hari lineage, attaining ''kevalajñāna''. Indrabhūti Gautama, the head of Mahāvīra’s assembly, commences with an exposition of cosmology, chronology, and the rise of the Kulakaras (4–7). The last Kulakara fathers the first Jina, Rishabha, who continues the work of the Kulakaras, giving rise to the basic social and hierarchical structures, and installing professions and castes. He is also the founder of the ''ikshvākuvamśa'', and further, upon his cousins, Nami and Vinami, he bestows ''vidyās'', magical powers, and the land to establish their own dynasty, the ''vidyādharavamśa'' (8–10). This is followed by the stories of Bharata and Bāhubali, two sons of Rishabha, and founders of the Solar and the Lunar dynasty (11–12) respectively. In sarga 13 the ''Harivamśapurāna'' proper begins, with a sketch of history up to the tenth Jina, Śītalanātha, during whose time the Hari dynasty arises. | True to the systematic requirements of a Jaina Purana, the first three chapters describe the narrative setting of Mahāvīra’s ''samavasarana'', where Shrenika enquires about the story of the Hari dynasty upon seeing Jitashatru, a monk of the Hari lineage, attaining ''kevalajñāna''. Indrabhūti Gautama, the head of Mahāvīra’s assembly, commences with an exposition of cosmology, chronology, and the rise of the Kulakaras (4–7). The last Kulakara fathers the first Jina, Rishabha, who continues the work of the Kulakaras, giving rise to the basic social and hierarchical structures, and installing professions and castes. He is also the founder of the ''ikshvākuvamśa'', and further, upon his cousins, Nami and Vinami, he bestows ''vidyās'', magical powers, and the land to establish their own dynasty, the ''vidyādharavamśa'' (8–10). This is followed by the stories of Bharata and Bāhubali, two sons of Rishabha, and founders of the Solar and the Lunar dynasty (11–12) respectively. In sarga 13 the ''Harivamśapurāna'' proper begins, with a sketch of history up to the tenth Jina, Śītalanātha, during whose time the Hari dynasty arises. | ||
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