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Chandradara

Chndradara literally means the wife of Chandra. Chandra is the moon-god in Hindu mythology, ie the personified god representing the moon. He has twenty-seven wives who are the personified goddesses representing the Nakshatras (the constellations). That is why, the epithet Chandradara is applied to all of the Nakshatras. They are daughters of Daksha. Their names are - Ashvini, Bharani, Kritika, Rohini, Mrigshira, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Purvaphalguni, Uttaraphalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Svati, Vishakha, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Purvashadha, Uttarashadha, Shravana, Dhanishtha, Shatbhisha, Purvabhadrapada, Uttarabhadrapada, and Revati.

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