Editing Mahabharata (section)

=== Jain version ===
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[[File: Neminath Wedding.JPG|thumb|Depiction of wedding procession of Neminatha. The enclosure shows the animals that are to be slaughtered for food for weddings. Overcome with Compassion for animals, Neminatha refused to marry and renounced his kingdom to become a Shramana]]

[[Jainism|Jain]] versions of ''Mahābhārata'' can be found in the various [[Jain texts]] like ''[[Harivamsapurana]]'' (the story of [[Harivamsa]]) ''Trisastisalakapurusa Caritra'' (Hagiography of 63 Illustrious persons), ''Pandavacharitra'' (lives of [[Pandava]]s) and ''Pandavapurana'' (stories of [[Pandava]]s).<ref>{{Cite book| last =Jaini | first =Padmanabh | title =Collected Papers on Jaina Studies | publisher =Motilal Banarsidass Publ. | year =2000 | location =Delhi | isbn =978-81-208-1691-6 }} p. 351-52</ref> From the earlier canonical literature, ''Antakrddaaśāh'' (8th cannon) and ''Vrisnidasa'' (''upangagama'' or secondary canon) contain the stories of [[Neminatha]] (22nd [[Tirthankara]]), Krishna and Balarama.<ref>{{Cite book| last =Shah | first =Natubhai | title =Jainism: The World of Conquerors | publisher =Sussex Academy Press | year =1998 | location =Sussex | series =Volume I and II | isbn =978-1-898723-30-1 }}  vol 1 pp. 14–15</ref> Prof. [[Padmanabh Jaini]] notes that, unlike in the Hindu Puranas, the names Baladeva and Vasudeva are not restricted to Balarama and Krishna in Jain Puranas. Instead, they serve as names of two distinct classes of mighty brothers, who appear nine times in each half of time cycles of the [[Jain cosmology]] and rule half the earth as half-chakravartins. Jaini traces the origin of this list of brothers to the Jinacharitra by [[Bhadrabahu]] swami (4th–3rd century BCE).<ref>{{Cite book| last =Jaini | first =Padmanabh | title =Collected Papers on Jaina Studies | publisher =Motilal Banarsidass Publ. | year =2000 | location =Delhi | isbn =978-81-208-1691-6 }} p. 377</ref> According to [[Jain cosmology]] Balarama, Krishna and Jarasandha are the ninth and the last set of Baladeva, Vasudeva, and Prativasudeva.<ref name="Jaini 1998">{{Cite book| last =Jaini | first =Padmanabh | title =The Jaina Path of Purification | publisher =Motilal Banarsidass | year =1998 | location =New Delhi | isbn =978-81-208-1578-0 }} p.305</ref> The main battle is not the Mahabharata, but the fight between Krishna and Jarasandha (who is killed by Krishna as Prativasudevas are killed by Vasudevas). Ultimately, the Pandavas and Balarama take renunciation as [[Jain monk]]s and are reborn in heavens, while on the other hand Krishna and Jarasandha are reborn in hell.<ref>{{Cite book| last =Jaini | first =Padmanabh | title =Collected Papers on Jaina Studies | publisher =Motilal Banarsidass Publ. | year =2000 | location =Delhi | isbn =978-81-208-1691-6 }} p. 351</ref> In keeping with the [[Karma in Jainism|law of karma]], Krishna is reborn in hell for his exploits (sexual and violent) while Jarasandha for his evil ways. Prof. Jaini admits a possibility that perhaps because of his popularity, the Jain authors were keen to rehabilitate Krishna. The Jain texts predict that after his karmic term in the hell is over sometime during the next half time-cycle, Krishna will be reborn as a Jain [[Tirthankara]] and attain [[Moksa (Jainism)|liberation]].<ref name=" Jaini 1998" /> Krishna and Balrama are shown as contemporaries and cousins of 22nd Tirthankara, Neminatha.<ref>{{Cite book| last =Roy | first =Ashim Kumar | title =A history of the Jainas | publisher =Gitanjali Pub. House | year =1984 | location =New Delhi | isbn =978-0-8364-1136-2 | oclc =11604851 | page=20}}</ref> According to this story, Krishna arranged young Neminath's marriage with Rajemati, the daughter of Ugrasena, but Neminatha, empathizing with the animals which were to be slaughtered for the marriage feast, left the procession suddenly and renounced the world.<ref>{{Cite book| last =Helen | first =Johnson | editor =Muni Samvegayashvijay Maharaj|title =Trisastiśalākāpurusacaritra of Hemacandra: The Jain Saga| orig-year=1931 | publisher =Oriental Institute| year =2009 | location =Baroda | language =en|isbn =978-81-908157-0-3|volume=Part II}} refer story of Neminatha</ref><ref name="Devdutt 2017">{{cite web | title=How different are the Jain Ramayana and Jain Mahabharata from Hindu narrations? | author=Devdutt Pattanaik | website=Devdutt | date=2 March 2017 | url=http://devdutt.com/articles/indian-mythology/mahabharata/differentnarrations.html | access-date=22 March 2017 | author-link=Devdutt Pattanaik | archive-date=7 March 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307111548/http://devdutt.com/articles/indian-mythology/mahabharata/differentnarrations.html | url-status=live }}</ref>