| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Combat | ATK 50 DEF 60 SPR 88 SPD 80 INT 82 |
| Rank | God of the Moon / One of the Navagraha (Nine Planets) |
| Domain | The moon, time, plants, the mind, the soma drink, fertility |
| Alignment | Hindu Sacred |
| Key Act | Was cursed by his father-in-law Daksha to wane and die, and rescued by Shiva -- which is why the moon waxes and wanes rather than shining steadily |
| Source | Rig Veda, Vishnu Purana, Bhagavata Purana, Matsya Purana |
Chandra rides a chariot pulled by ten white horses (or an antelope), holds a club and a lotus, and is associated with the soma — the sacred drink that intoxicates the gods (Rig Veda 9). His mythology is laced with romantic scandal: he married the 27 Nakshatras (lunar mansion goddesses, daughters of Daksha) but loved Rohini above all the others. Daksha cursed him to waste away. Shiva intervened, modifying the curse so Chandra would only wane half the month and wax the other half (Matsya Purana 11). The phases of the moon are the curse and its mercy in eternal alternation.
Chandra also famously seduced Tara, wife of Brihaspati (the guru of the gods), fathering Budha (Mercury) — the founding scandal of the lunar dynasty (Vishnu Purana 4.6).
Cross-tradition parallels: Sin/Nanna (Mesopotamian moon god, also a wanderer); Khonsu (Egyptian moon god whose name means “traveler”); Selene/Luna (Greek-Roman moon goddess); Yarikh (Canaanite lunar deity).
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