Post by Montezuma on May 4, 2022 4:31:39 GMT -5
In south asia (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh etc) and south east asis (Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos etc) bears are not revered animals. Very less is known about them but it will be posted as much as i know and new info will also be posted here if discovered.
Jambavant- King of the bears, Hindu diety
Jambavan is also known as
Jambavat
Jambavanta (জাম্বৱন্ত, Assamese (Axomiya))
Jambavantha (ಜಾಂಬವಂತ, Kannada script)
Jamvanta Kannada script
Jāmbubān (Bangla)
Champu (Cambodia)
Jambuwana (Malay)
Jāmbabān (Odia)
Jambuvaan ( Marathi)
Jambavan (Malayalam)
Jāmbavantudu (జాంబ వంతుడు, Telugu)
Keeratuvan (Punjabi)[2]
Zabaman (Burmese)
Sambuvan (சாம்புவன், Tamil)
Chomphuphan (ชมพูพาน, Thai)
"Several times he is mentioned as Kapishreshtha (Foremost among the monkeys), and other epithets are generally given to the Vanaras. He is known as Riksharaj (King of the Rikshas). Rikshas are earlier described as similar to Vanaras but in later versions of Ramayana, Rikshas are described as bears."
Legends
"In the beginning when Brahma was born from the navel of Lord Vishnu he started meditating and yawned for some time during the yawn a small creature was born which later became Jambavan. It is said he was called jambavan either because he was born on jambudwip or because he was born while yawning. In Sanskrit yawn means Jrimbhan (जृम्भण=yawning). He was present at the time when Lord Vishnu was fighting madhu and kaitabha demons. And was clapping and enjoying the battle. Since he was born when there was no time his age is not known. At the time of Ramayan he was 6 manvantara old."
"In the epic Ramayana, Jambavantha helped Rama find his wife Sita and fight her abductor, Ravana. It is he who makes Hanuman realize his immense capabilities and encourages him to fly across the ocean to search for Sita in Lanka."
"In the Mahabharata, Jambavantha had killed a lion, who had acquired a gem called Syamantaka from Prasena after killing him. Krishna was suspected of killing Prasena for the jewel, so he tracked Prasena's steps until he learned that he had been killed by a lion, who had been killed by a bear. Krishna tracked Jambavantha to his cave and a fight ensued. The combat between Krishna and Jambavan ensued for 27/28 days (per Bhagavata Purana) and 21 days (per Vishnu Purana) after which Jambavan began to grow tired. Then realizing who Krishna was, Jambavantha submitted. He gave Krishna the gem and also presented him his daughter Jambavati, who became one of Krishna's wives."
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambavan#:~:text=In%20Hinduism%2C%20Jambavan%20(Devanagari%3A
Jambavant- King of the bears, Hindu diety
Jambavan is also known as
Jambavat
Jambavanta (জাম্বৱন্ত, Assamese (Axomiya))
Jambavantha (ಜಾಂಬವಂತ, Kannada script)
Jamvanta Kannada script
Jāmbubān (Bangla)
Champu (Cambodia)
Jambuwana (Malay)
Jāmbabān (Odia)
Jambuvaan ( Marathi)
Jambavan (Malayalam)
Jāmbavantudu (జాంబ వంతుడు, Telugu)
Keeratuvan (Punjabi)[2]
Zabaman (Burmese)
Sambuvan (சாம்புவன், Tamil)
Chomphuphan (ชมพูพาน, Thai)
"Several times he is mentioned as Kapishreshtha (Foremost among the monkeys), and other epithets are generally given to the Vanaras. He is known as Riksharaj (King of the Rikshas). Rikshas are earlier described as similar to Vanaras but in later versions of Ramayana, Rikshas are described as bears."
Legends
"In the beginning when Brahma was born from the navel of Lord Vishnu he started meditating and yawned for some time during the yawn a small creature was born which later became Jambavan. It is said he was called jambavan either because he was born on jambudwip or because he was born while yawning. In Sanskrit yawn means Jrimbhan (जृम्भण=yawning). He was present at the time when Lord Vishnu was fighting madhu and kaitabha demons. And was clapping and enjoying the battle. Since he was born when there was no time his age is not known. At the time of Ramayan he was 6 manvantara old."
"In the epic Ramayana, Jambavantha helped Rama find his wife Sita and fight her abductor, Ravana. It is he who makes Hanuman realize his immense capabilities and encourages him to fly across the ocean to search for Sita in Lanka."
"In the Mahabharata, Jambavantha had killed a lion, who had acquired a gem called Syamantaka from Prasena after killing him. Krishna was suspected of killing Prasena for the jewel, so he tracked Prasena's steps until he learned that he had been killed by a lion, who had been killed by a bear. Krishna tracked Jambavantha to his cave and a fight ensued. The combat between Krishna and Jambavan ensued for 27/28 days (per Bhagavata Purana) and 21 days (per Vishnu Purana) after which Jambavan began to grow tired. Then realizing who Krishna was, Jambavantha submitted. He gave Krishna the gem and also presented him his daughter Jambavati, who became one of Krishna's wives."
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambavan#:~:text=In%20Hinduism%2C%20Jambavan%20(Devanagari%3A
