Chandra

Chandra weds Rohini

Chandra is a the hindu god of the moon and is also one of the nine planets (navagraha) in Hinduism.

## History

Chandra, and in this manner the moon, was conceived during the churning of the Ocean of Milk. Before long, he fell in line behind Surya and Rahuketu to drink the Amrita.

Once, Chandra and Tara, the spouse of Brihaspati, divine force of the planet Jupiter, were pulled in to one another. One day Chandra kidnapped her and made her his sovereign. Tara brought forth Budha, divine force of the planet Mercury. Brihaspati was angered and announced a war, yet the Devas mediated and Tara was gotten back to Brihaspati. Chandra was extremely disturbed of this misfortune, he needed more children with Tara. So he was wed to every one of the 27 of the Nakshatra, goddesses of the heavenly bodies, yet his favourite was Rohini. Their father, Daksha, didn't care for how Chandra was treating them, so he cursed the god to wilt. Chandra engaged Shiva who relaxed the curse, so he would get more youthful at that point return the finish of every month, that is the reason the moon fluctuates.

In another myth, Chandra witnessed Ganesh fall on his stomach and vomit out modaks. The elephant-headed god was getting back on his mouse vahana from a blowout by Kubera when a snake terrified his vahana. Chandra chuckled at Ganesh who got so irritated he throwed a tusk at the moon god and cursed him "never to be entire again." This legend clarifies why Ganesh is missing piece of his tusk and why the moon has a giant crater. Additionally, during the Ganesh Chaturthi celebration, it is prohibited to specify Chandra.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

The Potatoes earned an audience with Chandra, where they wanted to get back Nikita. When they roamed his palace, they saw that he hung a lot of portraits and pictures of himself. Aru commented that "he sure likes to admire himself", to which Mini responded, "Well, it's not exactly like he's an eyesore." She was referring to the god's resplendent radiance, and good looks. Which was when an antelope appeared, and led them to the moon god's throne room. The Potatoes demanded that they get Nikita back. Chandra told them that they would have to tell him who the real Rohini was, since he'd changed his other wives' faces to mirror their sister Rohini's. If they could tell the real Rohini, they would get Nikita back. At first, Brynne turned into a ram and tried to attack a random wife, but magic stopped her. Chandra gave them some time to deliberate, and while brainstorming, Brynne said that Chandra reminded her of her mom, Anila. It meant that Chandra was selfish, and would do anything to protect the things he cared about. When Brynne said this, she rubbed a scar which was neatly hidden by her bracelets, and Aru recalled that Anila had saved her purse from a pot of boiling water, without glancing at her own daughter. They formulated a plan, where Mini conjured up illusions of arrows, and Brynne made them go toward all 27 of the goddesses. Chandra made a move to protect the fourth one, to which Aru yelled, "There!" and they revealed who Rohini was. After that, Chandra's form changed, turning from the handsome god into a scrawny teenager with acne. One of his wives asked him whether he'd like to go to bed, to which he whined, "Gods do not nap!" Then, he was asked whether he wanted milk and cookies, or just cookies, to which he replied, "Milk *and* cookies!".

## Personality

Chandra is shown to be self-absorbed and mean, and, in his weak form, whiny.

## Trivia

* The glossary of Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes explains that there are lots of myths about why the moon waxes and wanes.
* His vahana (divine vehicle) is an antelope and his weapon is a rope.