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 Dvaraka
linked to: Bet Dwarka

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

Pradyumna (in some traditions)
linked to: Aniruddha

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 Yaduvamsha (Yadu lineage) by marriage
linked to: Yadu dynasty
father Jambavan
festivalAssociation Krishna Janmashtami (indirectly, as Krishna’s consort)
linked to: Janmashtami
iconography sometimes depicted standing beside Krishna in temple panels
inLaw Devaki
Vasudeva
linked to: Krishna
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 Queen of Dvaraka
linked to: Rukmini
worshippedAlongWith Krishna
Rukmini
Satyabhama

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Krishna consort Jambavati
Satyabhama relatedFigure Jambavati