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Chandra

चंद्र

Deity. Also called Soma.

Chandra is the Moon god, present throughout the Ramayana in Valmiki's similes, and the father of Budha, who marries Ila in the Uttara Kanda.

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RoleDeity
ParentsAtri
Appears inRamayana
GroupDevas and divine beings
KingdomDevaloka
First appearsUttara Kanda, Sarga 88

Who was Chandra?

Valmiki often compares the faces of Rama and Sita to the moon, and Rama is called Ramachandra, Rama the moon. Chandra himself appears in the Uttara Kanda story of Ila, whose husband Budha is the Moon's son.

In the Valmiki Ramayana

Chandra appears in 1 sargas across 1 Kandas.

All 1 sargas

Chandra's family

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Often seen with Chandra

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