Jāmbavān
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Jambavan (, ), also known as Jambavanta (, ), is the king of the bears in Hindu texts.
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- Hindu
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- Ramayana, Bhagavata Purana
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- Jambavan
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- Painting of Jambavan
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- Hinduism
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- Himavat, Narada
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- Jambavati (daughter)
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- King of the Bears
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- Chiranjivi
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Jambavan (, ), also known as Jambavanta (, ), is the king of the bears in Hindu texts.
He emerged from the mouth of Brahma when the creator deity yawned. He assisted Rama, the 7th avatar of Vishnu in his quest to save his wife Sita from the rakshasa king Ravana. In the Ramayana, he helps Hanuman realise his potential, just before his famous leap over to the island of Lanka. Jambavan was present at the Samudra Manthana, and is supposed to have circled Vamana 21 times in a single leap, when he was acquiring the three worlds from Mahabali. He is considered to be one of the strongest divine beings of Hinduism.