Chandra

Chandra
God of the Moon, Night and Vegetation[1][2]
Member of Navagraha
Chandra
A painting of Chandra
Other namesSoma, Chandrama, Shashi, Nishakara, Chand
Devanagariचन्द्र
Sanskrit transliterationCandra
AffiliationDeva, Graha, Dikpala
AbodeChandraloka
PlanetMoon
MantraOm Chandramasē Namaha
WeaponRope
DayMonday
ColorPale white[3]
Number2, 11, 20, 29
MountChariot pulled by an antelope
GenderMale
Personal information
Parents
SiblingsDurvasa and Dattatreya
ConsortRohini (chief consort), and other 26 Nakshatra goddesses
ChildrenBudha, Varchas, Bhadra, Jyotsnakali[4]
Equivalents
Greek equivalentSelene
Roman equivalentLuna

Chandra (Sanskrit: चन्द्र, romanizedCandra, lit.'shining' or 'moon'), also known as Soma (Sanskrit: सोम), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. He is one of the Navagraha (nine planets of Hinduism) and Dikpala (guardians of the directions).[5]

  1. ^ Vinod ChandraaSrivastava (2008). History of Agriculture in India, Up to C. 1200 A.D. Concept Publishing. p. 557. ISBN 978-81-8069-521-6.
  2. ^ Edward Washburn Hopkins 1968, p. 90.
  3. ^ "Significance of Colors in Astrological Remedies - astrosagar.com". Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Jyotsnakali, Jyotsnākālī: 4 definitions". 16 March 2019.
  5. ^ Dalal 2010a, p. 394.

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