Citrāṅgada
Citrāṅgada, “with bright armlets”
Citrāṅgada (and Citrāṅgadā) is a name used for more than one person in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Citrāṅgada of Hastināpura: the elder son of Śāntanu and Satyavatī, king of Hastināpura, killed in battle by a gandharva of the same name. Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Sambhava Parva, Chapters 100–101; Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 13
- Citrāṅgada of Daśārṇa: the king of Daśārṇa who fought Arjuna when the Aśvamedha horse reached his land, then submitted. Mahābhārata, Aśvamedhika Parva, Chapter 83
- Citrāṅgadā of Maṇipura: Citrāṅgadā, daughter of King Citravāhana of Maṇipura, wife of Arjuna and mother of Babhruvāhana. Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 215; Mahābhārata, Aśvamedhika Parva, Chapter 80
- Citrāṅgadā, Daughter of Viśvakarmā: Citrāṅgadā, daughter of Viśvakarmā, married to Suratha of Vidarbha at Hāṭakeśvara. Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 37–39
Named in passing
- Citrāṅgada the gandharva: the gandharva who killed Śāntanu’s son Citrāṅgada in battle, told on Citrāṅgada of Hastināpura. Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Sambhava Parva, Chapters 100–101; Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 13