Jambavati

Jambavati
Member of Ashtabharya
Jambavati and the other Ashtabharya of Krishna, Mysore painting.
Other namesNarendraputri
Devanagariजाम्बवती
AffiliationLakshmi, Ashtabharya
AbodesDvaraka
TextsVishnu Purana, Mahabharata, Harivamsa, Srimad Bhagavatam
GenderFemale
Genealogy
Parents
ConsortKrishna
ChildrenSamba, Sumitra, Purujit, Shatajit, Sahasrajit, Vijaya, Chitraketu, Vasuman, Dravida, and Kratu
DynastyYaduvamsha-Chandravamsha (by marriage)

Jambavati (Sanskrit: जाम्बवती) is the second queen consort of Hindu god Krishna. She is the daughter of the bear-king Jambavan.[1] Krishna marries her when he defeats her father, Jambavan, in his quest to retrieve the stolen Syamantaka jewel.[2]

  1. ^ Books, Kausiki (9 July 2021). Brahma Vaivartha Purana: 7 Sri Krishna Janana Khanda Part 4: English Translation only without Slokas: English Translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books.
  2. ^ "Chapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel". Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2013.

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