page_title: Jambavati
hierarchical_section_title: Jambavati
caption_attribution_description: English: Ashta Bharya Krishna - 19th Century Mysore Painting depicting Krishna with his eight favourite consorts.
context_page_description: Jambavati is second of the Ashtabharya, the eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dwarka – in the Dwapara Yuga.She was the only daughter of the bear-king Jambavan. Krishna married her, when he defeated Jambavan to retrieve the stolen Syamantaka jewel.
context_section_description: Jambavati (IAST jāmbavatī) is second of the Ashtabharya, the eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dwarka – in the Dwapara Yuga (epoch).She was the only daughter of the bear-king Jambavan. Krishna married her, when he defeated Jambavan to retrieve the stolen Syamantaka jewel.
caption: Krishna with the Ashtabharya including Jambavati
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