• (father) • (mother) Greek equivalent Roman equivalent / Chandra (: चन्द्र,: Candra, lit. 'shining' or 'moon') is a and is also one of the nine planets () in. Chandra is synonymous to as. Other names include Indu (bright drop), Atrisuta (son of Atri), Sachin (marked by hare), Tārādhipa (lord of stars) and Nishakara (the night maker). Chandra is described as young and beautiful, two-armed and carrying a club and a lotus.

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In Hindu mythology, Chandra is the father of (planet Mercury). Chandra, who is also known as Soma and Indu, is the basis of Somvaar, which is, and Induvaasaram, which is, for in the.

Chandra, British Museum - 13th century, Konark In Hindu mythology, there are multiple legends surrounding Chandra. In one, Chandra meets Tara, the wife of Brihaspati (planet Jupiter) and they both fall in love. From their union, Tara became pregnant giving birth to Budha (planet mercury). Brihaspati becomes upset and declares a war. The Devas intervene and Tara returns to Brihaspati. Budha's son was Pururavas who established the Chandravanshi Dynasty. After Tara returned to her husband Brihaspati, Chandra had an emotional breakdown because he couldn't satisfy his feelings by having infinite children's with Tara and so He (Mind) was overcomed by lust (Emotions).He pursued Daksha's 27 daughters to get married to curb his ever-growing desires for sexual union.

According to Chandra, He favors only Rohini among all of His 27 wives. The 26 other wives become upset (after knowing that Chandra spends more time with Rohini alone) and decided to complain to Daksha and he places a curse on Chandra for His terrible sins. The curse is only overcome after Chandra devotes himself to Shiva, who partially releases him from the curse. According to another legend, was returning home on his mount Krauncha (a shrew) late on a full moon night after a mighty feast given. On the journey back, A snake crossed their path and frightened by it, his mount ran away dislodging Ganesha in the process. An overstuffed Ganesha fell to the ground on his stomach, vomiting out all the he had eaten. On observing this, Chandra laughed at Ganesha.

Ganesha lost his temper and broke off one of his tusks and flung it straight at the moon hurting him and cursed him so that he would never be whole again. Therefore, It is forbidden to behold Chandra on. This legend accounts for the Moon's waxing and waning including a big crater on the moon, a dark spot, visible even from earth. Other aspects [ ] Chandra literally means the ' in, and other languages. The word 'Chandra' is also a common Indian name and surname. How to install fiery system software. Both male and female name variations exists in many South East Asian languages that originate from Sanskrit. Indu, one of the other names for Chandra, is also the name of the first chakra of in.

The names of chakras are based on the numbers associated with each name. In this case, there is one, the Moon and hence the first chakra is Indu.

In popular culture [ ] Chandra plays an important role in one of the first novel-length mystery stories in English,. The Sanskrit word (: चन्द्रयान, Moon Vehicle) is used to refer to India's lunar orbiters. Chandra is the first name of a popular character,, in the collectible card game, Magic: The Gathering. See also [ ] • • Notes [ ]. • • Graha Sutras By Ernst Wilhelm, Published by Kala Occult Publishers p.51 • Roshen Dalal (2010).. • Mythology of the Hindus By Charles Coleman p.131 • ^ Roshen Dalal (2010).

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Description From the Jacket The term Samhita connotes ‘compilation.’ As such Varahamihira’s Brhat Samhita cannot be called an original work. Its business is to condense many Sastras. When we go through this work, we are reminded of Homeric similes and the linguistic elegance and charm of Valmiki, Vyasa, Bhasa and Kalidasa. Whatever subject the author takes up for delineation, whether it is eclipse, planetary movements, rainfall, clouds, gemology, architecture, water- divination or some other topics, it is discussed with thoroughness and mastery based on the knowledge of ancient Sastras.