Jambavati
Jambavati (Sanskrit: जाम्बवती, romanized: Jāmbavatī) is chronologically the second Ashtabharya of the Hindu god Krishna. She is the only daughter of the bear-king Jambavan. Krishna marries her when he defeats her father, Jambavan, in his quest to retrieve the stolen Syamantaka jewel.
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| Member of Ashtabharya | |
Jambavati and the other Ashtabharya of Krishna, Mysore painting. | |
| Other names | Narendraputri |
| Affiliation | Ashtabharya |
| Abodes | Dvaraka |
| Texts | Vishnu Purana, Mahabharata, Harivamsa, Srimad Bhagavatam |
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| Consort | Krishna |
| Children | Samba, Sumitra, Purujit, Shatajit, Sahasrajit, Vijaya, Chitraketu, Vasuman, Dravida, and Kratu |
| Dynasty | Yaduvamsha (by marriage) |
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