Jambavati

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Jambavati is a prominent queen of the Hindu deity Krishna, revered in scripture as one of his principal consorts and the daughter of the bear-king Jambavan.

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Jambavati canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu mythological figure
consort of Krishna
queen
associatedMyth Syamantaka jewel legend
associatedWith Bet Dwarka
surface form: Dvaraka

Samba curse narrative
Yadava kingdom
surface form: Yadava dynasty
associatedWithDeity Vishnu
surface form: Vishnu (through Krishna as an avatar)
category Characters in the Bhagavata Purana
Krishna’s wives
Women in Hindu mythology
child On Anger
surface form: Krodha

Aniruddha
surface form: Pradyumna (in some traditions)

Samba
cosmicRole part of Krishna’s household in Vaikuntha (in some Vaishnava traditions)
culture Indian
describedIn Bhagavata Purana
Harivamsa
Mahabharata
Vishnu Purana
devotionalTradition Vaishnavism
eraOfCompositionOfSources ancient and classical Sanskrit period
ethnicity Yadava by marriage
family Yadu dynasty
surface form: Yaduvamsha (Yadu lineage) by marriage
father Jambavan
festivalAssociation Janmashtami
surface form: Krishna Janmashtami (indirectly, as Krishna’s consort)
iconography sometimes depicted standing beside Krishna in temple panels
inLaw Devaki
Krishna
surface form: Vasudeva
languageOfSources Sanskrit
marriageType arranged by Jambavan after combat with Krishna
mythologicalEvent marriage to Krishna after Syamantaka jewel episode
narrativeFunction links Krishna to bear-king Jambavan lineage
portrayedAs devoted wife
pious queen
position principal consort of Krishna
regionOfVeneration India
Nepal
relative Jambavati’s unnamed sisters (in some traditions)
religion Hinduism
scripturalStatus mahishi (chief queen) in some accounts
spouse Krishna
spouseRole third wife of Krishna (in many traditions)
title Rukmini
surface form: Queen of Dvaraka
worshippedAlongWith Krishna
Rukmini
Satyabhama

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Krishna consort Jambavati
Satyabhama relatedFigure Jambavati