The nine Vāsudevas
The younger half-brother, who conquers three khaṇḍas and kills his enemy — and who goes to hell for it. All nine, without exception.
A Vāsudeva rules three khaṇḍas, half what a Cakravartin holds, and carries seven ratnas rather than fourteen. He kills the Prativāsudeva with the Prativāsudeva's own cakra, which is turned back on its owner.
Every one of the nine goes to hell. Not most — all. The eighth is Lakṣmaṇa; the ninth is Kṛṣṇa, who by these accounts goes to the third hell after Jarā's arrow. Both are named among the souls of the coming caubīsī: hell is where the bloodshed lands them, and it is not where they stay.
He is twice a Baladeva in strength and half a Cakravartin. His elder brother, who is weaker, is liberated; he is not. The section is built around that sentence.
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| Count | 9 |
|---|---|
| Rules | 3 khaṇḍas |
| Ratnas | 7 |
| Strength | 2 Baladevas |
| Kills | the Prativāsudeva, with his own cakra |
| Goes to | hell — all nine |
| Eighth | Lakṣmaṇa |
| Ninth | Kṛṣṇa — the third hell |