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Jara the hunter was Vali reborn
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Rama shot Vali in the back; Vali's rebirth shoots Krishna in the foot.
Folk tradition identifies the hunter Jara as the reborn Vanara king Vali, whom Rama killed from hiding in the Ramayana. In the Dvapara life Krishna (Rama) is shot from behind by Vali as balance. Wikipedia states the equation comes from later folk legend and is not in the Mausala Parva or Bhagavata.
Who: Jara, Vali, Rama, Krishna
Bound to
Krishna's death by the hunter Jara past-life-explains
Places: Bhalka Tirtha, Gujarat
Where this comes from
- folk-oral · Wikipedia: Bhalka (citing Bryant, Krishna: A Sourcebook p.148)
- devotional · Ask Romapada Swami, Jara the hunter - who was he in his previous life (not opened) appeared in search results; not opened