Chandra

Chandra ( Sanskrit:. . चन्द्र Candra m, also Candramā m) is the Moon-god in Hinduism and is one of the traditional Indian astronomy to the Navagraha, the nine planets. In nachvedischer time he was identified with the deity Soma, which reigns over the intoxicating drink Soma sacrifice.

Mythology

Chandra is the son of the sage Atri and Anasuya the. He was married to the 27 daughters of Daksha 's seer, symbolizing the 27 Nakshatras. But since he preferred Rohini, the 26 other women complained to her father. The cursed after Chandra that he should lose weight. Because the daughters got compassion and they asked the father to take the curse ineffective. But the father could only weaken the curse so that the moon since 14 days decreased to 14 days to grow.

Chandra kidnapped Tara, wife of Brihaspati planet of God. This creates a huge war among the stars was triggered. The son of Chandra and Tara is the planet God Budha (equivalent to the Mercury). From this Budha the moon Gender Chandravamsha comes from, descended from the family of Krishna, the Yadava and the Kauravas to the Pandavas, the heroes of the Mahabharata.

The iconography shows Chandra in a three-wheeled cart, pulled by ten white horses.