In this period there are total 63 Shalaka Purush or heroes or great personalities which worshiped by Jains all over the world. In this there are 24 Tirthankaras, 12 Chakravartis, 9 Balabhadras, 9 Narayans and 9 Pratinarayanas. From these, convinced Rishabhdev to be the first Tirthankara and Maharaja Bharata to be the first Chakravarti.
63 Shalaka Purush
24 tirthankaras
24 Tirthankaras are also known and worshiped as Shalaka Purusha in Jainism here you can read the name below.
Rishabh, Ajit, Sambhav, Abhinandan, Sumati, Padmaprabha, Suparshva, Chandraprabha, Pushpadanta, Sheetal, Shreyansa, Vasupujya, Vimal, Ananta, Dharma, Shanti, Kunthu, Arnath, Malla Munisuvrat, Nami, Nemiard, Parsmanva and Vimal.
12 Chakravarty Samarat
12 Chakravarty are also known as Shalaka Purusha in Jainism here you can read the name below.
Bharata, Sagara, Maghava, Sanatkumar,
Tirthankara – Shantinath, Kunthunatha, Arhannath,
Subhaum, Padma, Harishena, Jayasena and Brahmadatta.
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9 Balabhadra
Vijay, Achal, Sudharma, Suprabh, Sudarshana, Nandi, Nandimitra, Ramachandra and Padma.
9 Narayana
Tripage, Dwipage, Swayambhu, Purushottama, Purushasingha, Pundarika, Datta, Lakshmana and Sri Krishna.
9 Pratiranarayana
Ashwagriva, Taraka, Meraka, Madhukaitabha, Nishumbha, Bali, Praharan, Ravana and Jarasandha.
Great Heroes like Tirthankara Chakravarti etc. are called Shalaka Purush. There are 63 Shalaka Purush in each Kalpakal. 24 Tirthankaras, 12 Chakravartis, 9 Baladev, 9 Narayana, 9 Pratinarayana.
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