A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1711
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1711
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The moon has many names and descriptive epithets, as Chandra, Indu, Sasī, ‘marked like a hare;’ Nisākara, ‘maker of night;’ Nakshatra-nātha, ‘lord of the constellations;’ Sītamārīchi, ‘having cool rays;’ Sītānsu, ‘having white rays;’ Mrigānka, ‘marked like a deer;’ Siva-sekhara, ‘the crest of Siva;’ Kumuda-pati, ‘lord of the lotus;’ Sweta-vājī, ‘drawn by white horses.’