A tribal who earned salvation through shivalinga puja. Once, while he was out hunting, he chanced upon a ruined temple. He was saddened by the sight of the shivalinga which was in disrepair. The Panchala king Simhaketu came by then and Chandaka told him about the temple and asked whether there was a way for a tribal to worship the linga. The king replied that if he smeared himself with ash from a cremation ground, it was fine. From then on, the tribal, along with his wife Pulindi began worshiping the idol. One day, the ash ran out. Pulindi said that she would kill herself and Chandaka could cremate her and use the ash. He agreed reluctantly. The next day, she killed herself and Chandaka used the ash. He called out to Pulindi after he was done praying and to his surprise, she appeared hale and hearty before him. A divine vehicle reached there then and took them both to Shivaloka as per Shivapurana Shambaramahatmya.

See Chandamundas.

A vidyadhara maiden. Once, the daitya king Sahasramukharavana raped her while she was praying to Lakshmi. She cursed that he would meet his death at the hands of Lakshmi. He was later killed because of Sita (an incarnation of Lakshmi) as per Kambaramayana.

A prostitute who lived in the Dwaparayuga. She once set up a rendezvous in the jungle, but her lover did not arrive there at the scheduled time – midnight. She waited there impatiently and was killed by a tiger. Both Yama’s henchmen as well as Vishnu’s messengers reached there for her soul. Yama’s minions stressed that she was a prostitue all her life and Vishnu’s messengers said that she had once visited a Vishnu temple and eaten betel on her way and had wiped lime on the walls. Since she had helped clean the wall, they wanted to take her. Finally Vishnu’s messengers won over Yama’s and took her to Vaikuntha as per Padmapurana Chapter 6.

A river that flows through Shakadweepa as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 11 verse 33.

A chandravanshi king, who was the son of Anudruhyu as per Bhagavata Navamaskanda.

A tributary of Ganga. From Vishnupada, Ganga flows to Devayana and then Chandramandala. It then splits into Sita, Chakshus, Alakananda, Bhadra and falls into Brahmaloka. Chakshus falls on Malyavan and flows through Ketumala before falling into the western sea, as per Devibhagavata Ashtamaskanda.

Another name for Surya as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 1 verse 42.

A king in Yayati’s dynasty as per Bhagavata Navamaskanda.

A tribal who is mentioned in Padmapurana Kriyayoga Chapter 16. He was a devotee of Vishnu and loved his parents. He used to offer fruits to Vishnu daily, but only after tasting them first. Once a fruit got stuck in his throat and he slit his throat to ensure that his lord got the fruit. Vishnu brought him back to life and many years later, he died at Dwaraka and attained salvation.