Chandaravati

The daughter of Sunabha, an asura. Pradyumna, son of Krishna and Rukmini married Prabhavati, daughter of Vajranabha. Sunabha was Vajranabha’s brother. He had 2 daughters Chandravati and Gunavati. The happened to listen to Pradyumna’s conversations with Prabhavati and were attracted by it. They asked Prabhavati to find them grooms from among the Yadavas. Prabhavati had learned a mantra from Durvasa uttering which would earn a woman her desired husband. She taught this to Chandravati and Gunavati who used it to marry Gada and Samba respectively.

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Chandramati (2)

A city.

After coming back from exile, when Lakshmana came back, two sons were born to him and Urmila. The elder was Thakshaka and the younger Chhatraketu. As per Rama’s instructions, Lakshmana went east, defeated the tribals there and built a city named Agati. Thakshaka became the king there. Lakshmana then went west, defeated the natives and built a city named Chandramati. Chhatraketu became the king there.

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Chandragupta (2)

A minister of Kartaviryarjuna. Once Kartaviryarjuna visited Jamadagni and the sage, with the help of Sushila, the divine cow, fed him and his entire army. Chandragupta tried to forcibly take away the cow as per the king’s instructions. Sushila disappeared but the soldiers took her calf. When Jamadagni tried to stop them, they killed him.

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Chandragupta (1)

The second son of Sahasramukharavana. When Rama ruled Ayodhya, he kidnapped Sugriva’s daughter and Vibhishana’s daughter in law. Hanuman saved them as per Rama’s instructions as per Kambaramayana Uttarakanda.

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