Jarasandha is a king featured in the Hindu literature. He is the powerful monarch of Magadha, and a minor antagonist in Mahabharata. He is the son of the king Brihadratha, the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty of Magadha. According to popular lore, the descendants of Brihadratha ruled Magadha for 2600 years followed by Pradyota Dynasty and the Haryanka dynasty. He is mentioned in the Mahabharata and the Vayu Purana. He is also mentioned as the ninth pratinarayana in the Jain text Harivamsa Purana.
Jarasandha fighting with Balarama, shown multiple times in the picture
Battle between Balarama and Jarasandha. Illustration from a Bhagavata Purana series.
Bhima fights with Jarasandha
Bhima slays Jarasandha in wrestling fight.
According to the Jain cosmology, the Śalākāpuruṣa "illustrious or worthy persons" are 63 illustrious beings who appear during each half-time cycle. They are also known as the triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣa. The Jain universal or legendary history is a compilation of the deeds of these illustrious persons. Their life stories are said to be most inspiring.
Mahavira was the last Tirthankara and Salakapurusa of this descending time cycle as per the Jain Universal History
Lord Shantinatha, the sixteenth Jain Tirthankara was also a Chakravarti
Rama and Lakshmana are the eighth set of Baladeva and Vasudeva according to the Jain universal history
