In order to retrieve the Syamantaka Gem, this figure wrestled the bear Jambavan.
In order to retrieve the Syamantaka Gem, this figure wrestled the bear Jambavan. This figure also slew the evil Narakasura with his discus, the Sudarshana Chakra. He lifted Mount Govardhana on his pinky finger for 7 days and 7 nights to shelter the people of Vrindavan from Indra's wrath. This god danced on the head of (*) Kaliya to make it leave a lake which had been poisoned by its venom. His brother, Balarama, is the son of Rohini and an incarnation of the divine snake, Shesha. After giving Duryodhana his army, this figure fought on the side of the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra War, where he served as Arjuna's charioteer. For ten points, identify this blue-skinned eighth avatar of Vishnu who is found in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad-Gita.
In order to retrieve the Syamantaka Gem, this figure wrestled the bear Jambavan.
{Krishna}