चन्द्र
Chandra, the Moon God (Lord Chandra)
A silver chariot with ten deer, jade-smooth and ice-pure, holding a lotus and a cool jade disk, ruling the twenty-seven lunar mansions, the moon-palace fairies, and the minds of all beings.
Vedic Origins and Cosmic Godhood
The flawless sacred moon of nectar that emerged during the churning of the ocean of milk, representing the universe's feminine nurturing power and the essence of plant and herbal growth.
Sacred Duties and Correspondences with the Nine Celestial Deities
Harmonizes human emotions and spirit, soothes the mind and steadies the will, grants abundant imagination and intuition, and corresponds to the Moon (Chandra) in Vedic astrology.
Sacred Mantras and Meditative Invocations
ॐ सोमाय नमः
oṃ somāya namaḥ / oṃ candrāya namaḥ
Recitation Phonetics:Om Somaya Namah / Om Chandraya Namah
On the night of the full moon, practice quieting meditation to purify the mind, drink water purified by moonlight, and calm a restless and anxious nervous system.
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